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LIBRARY 

OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA, 

RECEIVED    BY    EXCHANGE 

Class 


ABRAHAM   LINCOLN, 

War  President  "  of  the  United  States. 
Assassinated  April  14,  1865. 


HISTORY 

OF  TIIK 

Second  Pennsylvania 


Veteran  Heavy  Artillery, 

(112111  Regiment  Peiiiisylyauia  Volunteers) 

From  1861  to  1866, 

INCLUDING  THE 

Provisional  Second  Penn'a  Heavy  Artillery, 


BY 

G-EOZRO-IE 


Secretary  of  the  Survivors'  Association  of  the  Reiment. 


REVISED. 


PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

GJCO.   \V.    WARD,    PRINTER,    [Q   NORTH    I;IITH  ST. 
1904. 


Entered  according  to  Actof  Congress,  in  the  year  1903,  by 

(JKO.  W.  \VAUD, 

I;i  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington, 
1).  O* 


REVISED  EDITION, 


188238 


CERTIFICATE. 


TKls  is  to  Certify  That  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Association  of  trje  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Hea\>y  Ar 
tillery,  held  at  Headquarters  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Fifth 
and  Chestnut  streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  on  the  nth  day  of  May,  1903, 
Comrade  GEO.  \V.  WARD,  Secretary  of  the  said  Association,  was  unani 
mously  elected  as  Historian  of  the  regiment,  and  authorized  to  write  and 
publish  the  History  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery, 
and  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  to  conform 
to  Adi  No.  129  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania,  approved  the  I3th  day 
of  April,  A.  D.  1903. 

CHRISTIAN  WISE,  President. 

826  Manor  street. 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  August  22,  1903. 


PREFACE. 


It  has  been  said  that,  'Mike  the  story  of  the  cross  to  a  Christian 
the  story  of  a  soldier's  life  to  a  patriot,  with  its  potent  of  joys  and 
sorrows,  trials  and  pleasures,  victories  and  defeats,  never  loses 
savor  by  repeating,"  and  to  you  who  read  these  lines  commemorat 
ing  the  services  of  one  of  the  largest,  best  drilled  and  most  effect 
ive  volunteer  regiments  in  service  of  the  United  States  during  the 
Civil  War,  defending  "the  flag  that  makes  us  free" — the  stars  and 
stripes — on  many  a  field  of  battle;  suffering  all  that  comprises  the 
life  of  a  true  and  brave  soldier,  that  "this  government  of  the  people, 
by  the  people,  and  for  the  people,  shall  not  perish  from  the  earth," 
it  is  hoped  by  one  who  participated  therein,  the  last  days  of  wars 
may  be  near  at  hand,  for  none  but  those  who  have  experienced  its 
horrors  can  truly  conceive  its  ravages.  The  camp,  the  march  in 
pouring  rain  and  excessive  heat,  or  over  frozen  ground;  on  the 
lonely  and  death-expecting  vidette  line;  the  fire  and  smoke  of 
battle;  the  suffering  from  hunger,  thirst,  wounds  and  disease;  the 
pangs  of  worse  than  death  realized  in  the  horrible  prison-pens  of 
the  South — all  these  have  been  realized  by  those  of  whom  I  write 
to  an  extent  comparable  with  any  other  regiment  during  their  time 
in  active  service,  and  their  achievements  in  defence  of  freedom 
throughout  "the  land  of  the"  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave." 

The  views  and  experiences  of  several  survivors  of  the  regiment, 
officers  and  enlisted  men,  are  incorporated  in  this  work  to  illustrate 
their  version  of  events  which  make  the  history  of  the  organization. 

To  perpetuate  the  valor,  deeds  and  memories  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  (112th  Regiment  Pennsyl 
vania  Veteran  Volunteers)  this  work  is  respectfully  dedicated  by 

THE    AUTHOR. 


AUTHENTICITY  OF  THIS  WORK, 


This  History  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery 
(ii2th  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers)  is  compiled,  principally, 
from  data  gleaned  from  papers  and  diaries  of  deceased  and  surviving 
members  of  the  regiment,  the  writer  himself  being  one  of  the  latter,  and 
it  has  been  read,  revised  and  pronounced  to  be  historically  correct  by 
the  following  living  survivors  of  the  regiment : 

Lieut.  Col.  B.  F.  WINGER,  Greeucastle,  Pa. 
Adjutant  JEROME  A.  BUCK,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Quartermaster  WM.  H.  MELCHER,     " 
Captain  NICHOLAS  BAGGS,  Abington, 
Lieutenant  C.  F.  GRAMLICH,  Philadelphia,    " 

THOS.  PORTERFIELD,    " 
Corporal  SAM'L  W.  CLARK, 
Comrade  CHARLES  H.  OTT, 

LEW.  C.  FOSNOT,  Watsontown,    " 

GEO.  W.  WARD,  Author. 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  2oth, 


CONTENTS. 


Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery. 


Copyright,       -         -         -         -  ii 

Certificate  of  Appointment,  iv 

Preface,  v 

Authenticity  of  this  History,  vi 

Index — Synopsis  of  Contents  vii 

Index  to  Maps,  Cuts,  etc.     -  xi 

Index  to  Portraits,        -         -  xi 


CHAPTER  I.— Organization,  1-13 

Recruiting,  1-7.  Camp  at  Diamond  Cottage,  5.  Garri 
soning  Fort  Delaware,  6.  Review  by  Governor  Curtin  and 
members  of  the  State  Legislature,  8.  Ordered  to  Washing 
ton,  9.  Arrival  at  Washington,  10. 

CHAPTER  II — Defences  of  Washington,  14-47 

Garrisoning  and  building  forts,  reorganization,  etc.  14-47. 
Letters  of  Colonel  Gibson  and  Chaplain  Hunt,  33-36.  Gov 
ernor  Curtin's  visit,  36.  Aclion  on  death  of  Lieutenant  Col- 
well,  37.  Attack  on  the  pickets,  39.  Organization  of  the 
Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  41.  An 
order  to  move,  42.  Trip  to  Port  Royal,  43.  Letter  of  Mrs. 
Krips,  44.  Lieutenant  Porterfield's  address,  45. 

CHAPTER  III.— On  the  March.  48-55 

Port  Royal  to  Cold  Harbor,  49-55.  Assignment  to  the 
l8th  Army  Corps,  Army  of  the  James,  54. 

CHAPTER  IV .—Cold  Harbor.  56-61 

Quartermaster  Melcher's  letter,  57,  Doings  while  at  Cold 
Harbor,  58-60.  Evacuation  of  Cold  Harbor,  59.  Captain 
Baggs'  experience,  60. 

vii 


mil  CONTENTS 

CHAPTER  V.— Petersburg.  62-100 

White  House  Lauding  to  Petersburg,  62.  Advance  on  the 
euemy,  64.  Recollections  of  Captain  Baggs  and  Lieutenant 
Colonel  B.  F.  Winger,  65,  66.  Charge  of  the  Second  Bat 
talion,  67.  At  Spring  Hill  to  recuperate,  68.  Return  to  the 
ravine,  69.  Services  in  and  around  the  breastworks,  70-100. 
Capture  of  Captain  Schooley  and  Lieutenant  Lewry,  73. 
Corporal  Chambers'  opinion  of  Petersburg  front,  76.  Capt. 
Baggs'  letter  to  his  wife,  77.  Colonel  Gibson  relieved,  78. 
Farewell  Address  of  Colonel  Gibson,  79.  Governor  Curtin's 
Message,  So.  The  "Crater"  battle,  86.  Captain  Baggs' 
description  of  the  "crater,"  88.  Comrade  Coursey's  com 
ments  on  the  "  crater  "  affair,  90.  A  Confederate  Sergeant's 
comments,  91.  Attempt  to  blow  up  Fort  Steadman,  93. 
Heroism  of  Corporal  Story  and  Franklin  Devine,  94.  Flood 
in  the  ravine,  96.  Lieutenant  Colonel  Winger's  recollec 
tions,  97.  Leaving  the  Petersburg  front,  98. 

CHAPTER  VI.— Bermuda  Hundred  Front.  100-105 

Attached  to  General  Ferrero's  "Provisional  Brigade  De 
fences  of  Bermuda  Hundred,"  and  an  agreeable  surprise,  100. 
Return  of  the  Provisional  "boys,"  101.  Raid  on  the  sutler, 
103  Firing  salutes,  104.  Detail  sent  to  United  States  Horse 
Battery  B,  105. 

CHAPTER  VII.— Chapin's  Farm.  106-124 

Midnight  march  to  Aiken's  landing,  106.  Attack  on  Bat 
tery  Harrison  and  wounding  of  General  Ord,  107.  Charge 
on  Fort  Gilmer,  107.  Experience  of  Comrade  Coursey,  109. 
Attack  on  Fort  Burnham,  112.  General  Clay's  account  of 
the  attack  on  Fort  Burnhani,  113.  Lieutenant  Porterfield's 
letter,  113.  "  Provisional  boys  "  treat,  and  sutler  Wood  "re 
treat,"  117,  118.  Promotion  of  Captain  McClure  to  Colonel, 
118.  Voting  for  President,  119.  March  to  and  engagement 
at  Bermuda  Hundred  front,  120.  Thanksgiving  feast,  121. 
Return  to  Chapin's  Farm,  122. 

CHAPTER  \lll.-Return  to  Bermuda  Hundred  Front,  124-138 

Attached  to  General  Graham's  brigade  and  later  to  First 
Brigade,  Infantry  Division,  124.  Lincoln's  "pets,"  125. 
Departure  of  colored  troops,  Comrade  Coursey's  letter  and 
building  winter  quarters,  126.  Execution  of  Sergeant  Wm. 
G.  Johnson  and  a  "bounty-jumper,"  128.  Comrade  Zebley's 
letter  and  departure  of  Battery  A,  130.  Attacks  on  pickets, 
131,  132.  Birth  by  a  picket.  133.  Resignation  of  Colonel 
McClure  and  resolutions  of  regret  thereat,  134.  Entering 
enemy's  works  and  march  to  Petersburg,  136. 


CONTENTS.  IX 

CHAPTER  IX.—  Return  to  Petersburg.  I39-J42 

Assignments  of  officers  and  batteries  to  the  Freedmeu's 
Bureau,  139.  Officers  and  men  ordered  to  rejoin  their  re 
spective  commands,  140. 

CHAPTER  X.— City  Point— Mustered  out,  143-146 

Rendezvousing  at  City  Point,  143.      Preparing  rolls  and 
mustered  out,  144.      Return  to  Philadelphia,  return  of  the 
regimental  colors  to  authorities,  discharged,  etc.,  145-146. 


Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery. 


Preface, 153 

Revision.  154 

CHAPTER  I.  —  Organization.  155-158 

Officers,  156.       Colonel  Gibson's  last  to  Provisional,  158. 

CHAPTER  II.—  Alexandria.  159-161 

Brandy  Station,  159.  Assigned  to  9th  Army  Corps,  160 
Burning  surplus  clothing,  etc.,  160. 

CHAPTER  II— CONTINUED.— On  the  March.  162-180 

Mine  Run,  162.  "  The  Wilderness,"  163.  Crossing  the 
Rapid  Anne,  164.  "Rations!  Rations!"  165.  Church 
Hill  and  Spottsylvania,  166.  "The  Bloodiest  Spot  on  Earth" 
167.  Detail  to  Rogers'  igth  N.  Y.  Independent  Battery,  176. 
Rapulsing  attacks  ou  wagon  train,  177,  178.  Crossing  and 
re-crossing  the  North  Anna,  179.  Crossing  the  Pamunky, 
1 80. 

CHAPTER  III.— Cold  Harbor,  181-188 

Death  of  Captain  Davis  and  assult  on  the  Provisional,  181. 
Capture  of  Captain  Webb,  Lieutenants  Harvey,  Niswander, 
and  others,  182.  Retirement  of  Colonel  Wilhelm,  182.  ist 
Sergeant  Knapp's  letter,  183.  Repulsing  an  attack  and  the 
capture  of  Lieutenant  Anderson,  187.  Evacuation  of  Cold 
Harbor  and  march  to  Petersburg,  188. 


X  CONTENTS 

CHAPTER  IV.  —Petersburg,  189-217 

Charge  of  the  Provisional,  190.  "One  Day  With  the 
Provisional,  191.  Extracts  from  General  Ledlie's  Report, 
192  Services  in  the  "pits,"  194.  The  "Crater"  battle, 
196.  Report  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Robinson,  198.  An  eye 
witness'  opinion  of  Captain  Norris  at  the  Crater  fight,  199. 
Opinions  of  Comrade  John  P.  Davis,  200.  A  description  of 
the  crater,  mine  and  battle,  201.  Experiences  of  Comrade 
Clarence  Wilson,  202.  Captain  Haig's  description  of  the 
battle,  203.  Captain  Norris'  letter  to  his  sister  Mollie,  205. 
Prison  experience  of  Clarence  Wilson,  208.  Weldon  R.R. 
fight,  215.  Last  muster  for  pay  and  march  to  Bermuda 
Hundred  Front,  217.  Reunited  \vith  the  original  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  218.  Corporal  Isaac  B. 
Smith's  Brief  History  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylva 
nia  Heavy  Artillery,  218.  About  a  Roll  of  Honor,  223. 

ROSTER, -        -     227 


CONTENTS.  XI 


CUTS  ftND  MftFS. 

BADGE  OF  SURVIVORS— Composed  of  a  metal  top-bar  with 
the  word  "SURVIVOR"  thereon,  cross-cannon  with  figure 
"2"  pendent  thereto,  and  a  piece  of  red  ribbon  with  the 
Marks  of  the  several  Corps  to  which  the  regiments  were 
attached  (9th  Corps,  shield  with  cannon  and  anchor; 
loth  Corps,  trace  of  a  four-bastion ed  fort ;  i8th  Corps,  a 
cross  with  foliate  sides  ;  24th  Corps,  a  heart)  in  combi 
nation  and  enameled  in  colors  pendent  on  the  ribbon. 
The  metal  parts  heavily  gold-plated.  Title  page 

DEEENCES  OF  WASHINGTON    -                                        -        -     page  15 
OFFICERS  AND  IOO-POUND  GUN — Fort  Lincoln  17 

DETAIL  (Battery  F  men)  AND  32-POUND  GUN — Fort  Lincoln  19 

ROUTE  OF  MARCH — Port  Royal  to  Cold  Harbor        -  49 

PETERSBURG — Showing  location  of  Camp  and  Breastworks     -  63 

REDOUBT  CARPENTER — Bermuda  Front  133 

REDOUBT  DUTTON — Bermuda  Front  125 

REDOUBT  McCoNiHE — Bermuda  Front 121 


PORTRAITS, 

ABRAHAM  LINCOLN.  "War  President."     ....     Frontispiece 

ANDREW  G.  CURTIN,  "  War  Governor  of  Pennsylvania."         -  iv 

GENERAL  U.  S.  GRANT,                              viii 

BAGGS,  Captain  NICHOLAS,  Battery  D                 ....  73 

BARNEY,  Lieutenant  Colonel  B.  GRIFFIN,  Provisional       -        -  157 

BERGER,  AL. 89 

BOWER,  SETH  C.,  Company  C  Provisional 177 

BREGLER,  FREDERICK,  Battery  B      -  85 

BUCK,  JEROME  A.,   Adjutant 92 

CARROLL,  Lieutenant  DENNIS  M.,  Battery  G     -  11 

CORNISH,  HENRY,  Battery  G.              89 

DANIELS,  Lieutenant  HENRY,  Battery  D 72 

DAVIS,  JOHN  P.,  Company  B  Provisional             -        ...  Ig^ 

DUFFIELD,  Lieutenant  CHARLES  E.,   Batteries  D-G          -        -  3 

EXTON,  Captain  JOHN,  Company  D,  Provisional         -         -         -  157 

FOSNOT,  LEW.  C.,  Battery  G  52 

GEUISSINGER,  Lieutenant  JOHN  H.,   Battery  B  3 

GIBSON,  COLONEL  A.  A. 20,  89 

GOUNDIE.  Captain  RICHARD  M.,  Battery  A  3 


Xll  CONTENTS 

GRAMLICH,  Lieutenant  CHRISTIAN  F.,  Battery  B    -        -        -       68,  89 

GRUGAN,  Adjutant  FLOR.  W.       -  89 

HAIG,  Captain  JAMES  W  ,  Company  H  Provisional    -  89 

HAINES,  SAMUEL  E.,  Battery  C  n 

HIGGINS,  Lieutenant  PAUL  L.    •  3 

HoLLiS,  TRACY  O.,  Assistant  Hospital  Steward  Provisional  161 

HUMPHREYS,  Lieutenant  JAMES  Y.,  Battery  D  72 

HUNT,  Rev.  THOMAS  P.,  Chaplain  1863-1866    -  34 

JARDEN,   Captain  JOHN  S.,  Battery  C  72 

JUDD,  Miss  MARY  A.,  "The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,"  70 

KNAPP,  CHAUNCEY  L.,  First  Sergeant  Company  D  Provisional  185 

KRIPS,  Mrs.  SUSANNAH,  Army  Nurse  44 

MARSLAND,  Major  MATTHEW  H.,  Provisional    -  157 

MARTZ,  Corporal  JOSEPH  H.,  Battery  D  129 

McCLURE,  Colonel  WILLIAM  M.         -  118 

MELCHER,  WILLIAM  H.,  Quartermaster 58 

NORRIS,  Captain  JOHN,  Battery  G  and  Company  C  Provisional  151 

O'NEILL,  Sergeant  EDWARD,  Battery  E 30 

OTT,  CHARLES  H.,  Battery  G 26 

PIPPITT,  J.  HENRY,  Battery  H     - 96 

PORTERFIELD,  Lieutenant  THOMAS,  Battery  D         -         -         -  89 

RICHARDS,  Lieutenant  P.  C.  n 

Ross,  WARWICK  H.,  Quartermaster  Provisional  157 

RUTLEDGE,  HUGH  F.,   Color-Sergeant 72 

SHEEN  Lieutenant         ...  3 

SHEPHERD,  Sergeant  Major  THOMAS  A.     -        -        -  11 

SHOCKLEY,  ELIAS  P.,  Company  B  Provisional   -  187 

SPENCER,  Sergeant  JOHN,  Battery  H.  in 

STRAWBRIDGE,  Colonel  SAMUEL  D.,    ------  89 

STREET,  JAMES,  Battery  I -        -  27 

TRUMP,  CYRUS  C.,  Company  C,  Provisional,     -         ...  174 

WALLENS,  Sergeant       -  11 
WARD,  GEORGE  WASHINGTON,   Battery  D                                   -      89.  106 

WHARTON,  Lieutenant  ROBKRT  S.,  Battery  A  -         -         -         -  72 

WILHELM,  Colonel  THOMAS,  Provisional 157 

WILSON,  CLARENCE,  Companies  B  and  E  Provisional       -         -  209 

WINGER,  Captain  JOSEPH  W.,  Battery  D 115 

WISE,  Corporal  CHRISTIAN,    Company  C,  Provisional,     -  166 


ANDREW   G.  CURTIN, 

'  War  Governor  "  of  Pennsylvania. 


HISTORY 

OF   THE 

SBSOND  PENNSYLVANIA  VETERAN 
HEAVY  ARTILLERY, 


CHAPTER  I. 

ORGANIZATION. 

In  the  Summer  of  1861,  when  the  life  or  death  of  the 
nation  depended  on  the  support  given  by  the  sons  of  the 
Northern  and  Western  States  to  maintain  "the  Union- 
one  and  indivisible/'  much  speculation  as  to  the  result  of 
the  war  was  indulged  in  by  many  who  had  not  as  yet  be 
come  aware  of  the  necessity  of  immediate  action  on  their 
part,  or  who,  in  other  words,  had  not  been  attacked  with 
"war  fever."  Others,  also,  there  were  who  did  not  con 
sider  patriotism  even  paramount  to  a  business  requisite,  and 
who  did  not  care  how  the  war  terminated  so  long  as  business 
favored  them,  and,  consequently,  were  interested  in  nothing 
except  their  individual  welfare. 

Yet,  many  such  men,  nevertheless,  either  through  rous 
ing  of  their  patriotic  blood  or  with  personal  motives  in  view, 
eventually  became  "a  party  to  the  transaction"  as  the  war 
continued,  and  eventually  became  mixed  up,  in  one  way  or 
another,  unintentionally,  in  military  affairs,  terminating  in 
their  becoming  participants  in  the  war  before  its  close.  So 
it  was,  evidently,  with  some  of  the  original  officers  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  w^ho,  however,  as 


2  ORGANIZATION. 

will  be  seen,  were  early  "weeded  out,"  thus  enabling  its  pa 
triotic  and  sincere  officers  to  make  it  one  of  the  most  desir 
able  and  effective  regiments  in  service  during  the  war. 

At  a  restaurant  on  North  Second  street,  Philadelphia,  in 
September,  1861,  Charles  Angeroth,  James  L.  Anderson, 
David  Sadler,  Charles  Roescher,  John  H.  Oberteuffer,  Sr., 
William  Candidus,  Aaron  P.  Bilyeau  and  some  other  gentle 
men,  were  discussing  the  merits  and  demerits  of  the  then 
Commander  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  General  George 
B.  McClellan,  who  was  in  need  of  additional  troops  to  in 
sure  success  to  his  contemplated  advance  on  the  Confederate 
forces,  when  Mr.  Sadler  proposed  raising  a  battalion  of  men 
for  heavy  artillery  service,  to  take  the  place  of  troops  then 
in  the  fortifications,  and  thus  assist,  in  a  measure,  Gen. 
McClellan's  "plan  of  campaign." 

The  proposition  was  the  means  of  bantering  several  of 
those  present  to  enlist,  and  culminated  in  Mr.  Angeroth 
making  application  to  the  \Yar  Department,  through  Hon. 
Andrew  G.  Curtin,  the  then  Governor  of  Pennsylvania,  for 
authority  to  recruit  a  body  of  men,  to  be  commanded  by 
those  so  doing,  and  to  serve  as  heavy  artillerymen. 

Anticipating  a  favorable  reply  to  the  application,  re 
cruiting  was  commenced  at  once,  and  on  September  24, 
1861,  Henry  L.  Buck  and  Richard  S.  Lewis  were  enrolled, 
being  the  first  recruits  to  the  organization. 

On  October  I,  authority  was  granted  Charles  Angeroth 
( who  had  the  reputation  of  being  a  man  with  great  military 
experience,  gained  in  the  armies  of  Germany  and  elsewhere) 
by  General  George  B.  McClellan,  then  in  supreme  command 
of  the  Army,  at  Washington,  to  organize  "a  battalion  or 
regiment  of  field  or  siege  artillery/' 

A  recruiting  office  was  established  on  Margaretta 
street,  below  Second,  which  was  removed  shortly  thereafter 
to  506  Vine  street,  where  is  at  present  located  the  restaurant 
of  Mrs.  Stein,  relict  of  Jacob  Stein,  who  lent  considerable 
aid  in  procuring  recruits  to  the  new  organization,  he  having 
seen  service  with  the  first  three  months,  or  "emergency," 
men. 


ORGANIZATION. 


Efforts   have   been    made   to   procure   a    copy   of   the 
order  authorizing-  the  organization  of  this  command,  but 


GROUP  OF  OFFICERS 


without  avail.     Colonel  McClure,  to  whom  credit  is  due  for 
much  of  the  data  contained  in  this  History,  writes : 


4  ORGANIZATION. 

"When  authority  was  given  me  to  recruit  Co.  F,  I  was  shown  the 
order  giving  Charles  Angeroth,  our  first  Colonel,  authority  to  raise  the 
regiments.  It  has  long  been  a  source  of  regret  that  I  neglected  to 
make  and  preserve  a  copy  of  that  order,  and  a  diligent  effort  made  to 
find  it  among  the  records  and  papers  of  the  regiment  in  proper  depart 
ment  at  Harrisburg  was  unsuccessful.  I  am  therefore  obliged  to  rely 
upon  my  memory  for  the  details  of  the  order,  which  was  issued  and 
signed  by  Major-General  George  B.  McClellan,  then  in  supreme  com 
mand  of  the  army  at  Washington." 

The  authority  to  recruit  the  regiment  stipulated  that 
*'the  officers  and  such  enlisted  men  as  were  requisite  to  drive 
and  care  for  the  necessary  horses"  were  "to  be  mounted, 
top  boots  to  be  worn  by  all  men,  and  the  arms  shall  be  sabres 
and  revolvers  (or  carbines)." 

The  organization  was  to  be  a  "siege  or  field  regiment, 
to  conform  to  the  regulations  of  the  United  States  Regular 
Army." 

Inducements  offered  to  join  the  organization  were  nu 
merous  and  variegated.  All  kinds  of  assertions  as  to  the 
light  duty  to  be  required  of  men  were  made,  and  in  one  or 
two  instances  the  handbills  of  recruiting  officers  stipulated 
that  "members  of  this  regiment  will  have  nothing  to  do — 
no  marching  required,  and  as  quarters  equal  to  most  hotels 
will  be  provided  in  fortifications,  the  men  will  virtually  be 
at  home." 

The  Captains  were  designated  by  the  instigators  of  the 
organization,  and  the  other  officers  for  the  several  batteries 
were  to  be  those  who  would  secure  the  greatest  number  of 
recruits  therefor.  Sub-recruiting  stations  were  opened  in 
several  localities,  in  and  outside  of  Philadelphia. 

Battery  A  was  recruited  in  Margaretta  Street  by 
Charles  Auer  and  \Yilliam  Troost. 

Battery  B  was  recruited  at  the  Actien  Brewery,  or 
Actien  Hall,  as  it  was  called,  on  Third  Street,  below  Cal- 
lowhill,  by  Charles  Shoenleber  and  Alexander  Kost. 

Battery  C's  headquarters  were  on  Second  Street  be 
low  Callowhill,  Joseph  Loeven  and  Erhardt  Feidler  being 
its  recruiting  officers. 

Battery  D  had  its  recruiting  office  on  Second  Street 
near  Callowhill,  David  Sadler  and  Charles  H.  Beine  being 


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in  charge ;  also  on  Market  Street  above  Second,  where 
Nicholas  Baggs  presided. 

Edward  S.  Rowand  and  J.  H.  Oberteuffer,  Jr.,  re 
cruited  Battery  E  on  Third  Street  above  Arch. 

William  M.  McClure,  William  Candidas,  Jr.,  John 
M.  Wilson  and  Samuel  D.  Strawbridge  recruited  Battery 
F  at  Danville,  Muncy,  Bloomsburg  and  Philadelphia. 

Battery  G  was  recruited  by  C.  N.  Cadwallader  and 
James  L.  Anderson  in  the  basement  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Sixth  and  Chestnut  Streets,  Philadelphia. 

Battery  H  was  recruited  by  Thomas  Wilhelm  and 
John  S.  Jarden,  on  Fifth  Street  above  Arch. 

Gustavus  L.  Braun  and  Charles  Angeroth,  Jr.,  recruit 
ed  Battery  I  at  Second  and  Arch  Streets. 

Battery  K  was  recruited  at  Uniontown  and  thereabout 
by  Amzi  S.  Fuller,  John  B.  Krepps  and  Pressly  Cannon. 

As  soon  as  recruits  were  received,  they  were  sent  to 
Charles  G.  Zimmerman's  Diamond  Cottage,  a  pleasure  re 
sort  in  the  suburbs  of  Camden,  N.  J.,  where  a  rendezvous 
camp  was  established,  and  where  they  were  drilled  in  the 
"school  of  the  company." 

There  being  no  arms  or  clothing  available  at  that  time, 
the  men  were  in  citizen  dress,  and  armed  with  clubs  when  on 
guard  duty,  making  it  an  easy  matter  to  "run  the  guard," 
as  very  many  did,  and  spent  most  of  their  time  in  the  city  of 
Philadelphia. 

As  a  large  number  of  the  men  recruited  in  Philadel 
phia  at  that  time  \vere  Germans,  and  could  not  write  or  read 
English,  many  of  the  men  in  camp  would  write  their  own 
passes,  and  at  a  favorable  time  present  them  to  a  guard  who 
was  a  German,  who  would  look  at  it  in  a  way  to  indicate  he 
understood  what  was  written,  invariably  saying  "alle  recht," 
and  permit  the  bearer  to  pass  out  of  the  inclosure,  many  of 
whom  would  not  return  for  several  days.  This,  however, 
did  not  last  a  great  while,  for  the  officers  soon  discovered  the 
practice,  and  caused  but  one  exit  to  be  used,  where  competent 
guards  were  stationed. 

The  first  Batteries  to  complete  their  complement  of 
enlistments  were  D,  G  and  H,  and  at  ten  o'clock  on  the 


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morning-  of  January  9,  1862,  these  three  Batteries,  under 
command  of  Captain  James  L.  Anderson,  were  sent  to 
Fort  Delaware  for  garrison  duty.  A  ferryboat  furnished 
the  means  of  transportation. 

These  three  Batteries  were  officered  as  follows : 

Battery  D— Captain,  David  Sadler. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Charles  H.  Beine. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Nicholas  Baggs. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  Edward  Longmire. 

ist   Sergeant,   James   Matthews. 
Battery  G — Captain,  James  L.   Anderson. 

ist  Lieutenant,  C.  N.  Cadwallader. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Richard  M.   Goundie. 

2nd   Lieutenant,  Joseph   N.   Ahbey. 

ist  Sergeant,  Dennis  M.  Carroll. 
Battery  H — Captain,  Thomas  Wilhelm. 

ist  Lieutenant,  John   S.  Jarden. 

ist  Lieutenant,  E.  D.  C.  Loud. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  Milton  Benner. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  John  \V.  Hamilton. 

ist  Sergeant,  Robert  S.  Wharton. 

Hugo  Theinhardt  was  the  first  bugler  in  the  regiment. 

When  the  above-mentioned  three  Batteries  arrived  at 
Fort  Delaware,  Captain  Anderson  reported  to  Captain  Au 
gustus  A.  Gibson,  of  the  U.  S.  A.,  who  was  in  command 
there,  and  he  assigned  the  several  Batteries  to  quarters  in 
side  the  fort. 

The  officers  and  men  at  once  saw  a  vast  difference  in 
the  life  of  a  soldier  as  compared  with  that  at  "Camp  Anger- 
oth,"  being  made  acquainted  with  the  routine  of  real  military 
service.  A  systematic  course  of  instructions  and  drills  were 
imparted  to  them.  \Yhen  the  weather  and  ground  were 
suitable  they  would  be  taken  outside  the  fort,  so  as  to  have 
more  room  to  drill  in  marching  and  the  movements  of  a 
soldier.  Drills  with  the  big  guns  in  the  casemates  and  on 
the  barbette  added  very  much  to  their  feeling  of  influence. 
One  night  they  were  called  up  to  stand  by  the  guns,  and 
were  told  the  Confederate  ram,  called  the  "Merrimac," 
might  come  steaming  up  the  Delaware,  at  any  time,  and  if 
she  should  pass  Fort  Dela-ware,  there  would  be  nothing  to 
prevent  her  laying  Philadelphia  under  millions  of  dollars 
for  tribute  money. 


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It  soon  developed  that  some  men  were  unfit  for  mili 
tary  duty,  and  the  weeding  out  process  commenced  at  Fort 
Delaware.  The  clothing-  furnished  to  the  soldiers  at  Fort 
Delaware  was  of  good  quality  and  in  sufficient  quantity  to 
make  it  noticeable  and'  appreciated  by  the  men  themselves. 

During  the  stay  at  Fort  Delaware  a  soldier  died  and 
was  buried  with  military  honors.  To  most  of  the  men  this 
was  entirely  a  new  experience,  and  on  returning  from  the 
grave  the  lively  airs  played  by  the  band  was  not  in  entire  ac 
cordance  with  their  previous  notions  of  the  correctness  of 
things  in  good  taste.  However,  they  soon  learned  that  this 
was  the  proper  thing  at  military  funerals. 

The  deceased  soldier  was  First  Sergeant  James 
Matthews,  of  Battery  D. 

Recruiting  for  the  regiment  continued,  and  the  follow 
ing  Batteries  were  completed  and  mustered  in : 

January  4,  Battery  E — Captain,  Edward  S.  Rowand. 
January  4,  Battery  F— Captain,  William  M.  McClure. 
January  6,  Battery  A — Captain,  Charles  Auer. 
February  10,  Battery  I— Captain,  Gustavus  L.  Braun. 
February    10,    Battery   C — Captain,   Joseph   Loeven. 
February  11,  Battery  K— Captain,  Amzi  S.  Fuller. 
February  15,  Battery  B— Captain,  Charles  Roescher. 

The  regiment  was  organized  with  the  following  as  its 
first  field  and  staff  officers  : 

Colonel,  Charles  Angeroth. 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  John  H.   Oberteuffer,   Sr. 

Major,  William   Candidus. 

Adjutant,   Charles   G.   Zimmerman. 

Quarter  Master,  Aaron  P.  Bilyean. 

Surgeon,   Elisha   Griswold. 

Asst.  Surgeon,  Richard  H.  Nevil. 

Chaplain,  John  H.  Hassler. 

Sergeant  Major,  Paul  L.   Higgins. 

Quartermaster   Sergeant,   \yilliam   H.   Melcher. 

Com.   Sergeant,  Wm.  H.  Berger. 

Hospital   Steward,  A.  F.   Schalhirdt. 

Chief   Bugler,    Hugo    Theinhardt. 

On  the  1 4th  day  of  January  three  pieces  of  artillery 
were  received  at  Diamond  Cottage,  and  the  men  were 
elated,  although  the  "battery"  consisted  of  one  mortar, 


ORGANIZATION. 

one  howitzer  and  one  brass  six-pound  field  piece.  Never 
theless,  they  gave  standing  to  the  organization  as  an  artil 
lery  regiment,  notwithstanding  the  regiment,  at  that  time, 
was  usually  termed  "the  ii2th  Regiment  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,"  that  being  its  number  in  line  of  Pennsylvania 
regiments  organized. 

The  first  drill  with  "field  guns"  was  had  on  the  23d 
of  January,  1862,  and  great  interest  and  pleasure  was 
taken  therein  by  both  officers  and  men. 

The  first  battalion  drill  of  the  regiment  took  place 
on  February  2ist,  Captain  McClure  and  Major  Candidus 
directing  the  manoeuvres. 

On  Sunday,  February  2,  1862,  the  seven  Batteries  then 
at  "Camp  Angeroth"  were  ordered  to  "fall  in"  at  9  o'clock 
A.  M.  for  divine  services,  after  which  they  were  marched 
to  a  German  church  in  Philadelphia,  where  a  discourse  in 
German  was  listened  to,  the  major  portion  of  the  men  in 
attendance,  however,  not  being  conversant  with  the  dialect 
used,  understood  little  that  was  said  by  the  pastor. 

The  first  death  in  the  regiment  was  Frank  Gray,  of 
Battery  E,  who  died  from  smallpox,  and  w7as  buried  in  Odd 
Fellows'  Cemetery,  Philadelphia,  February  12,  1862. 

On  Saturday,  February  22  (Washington's  Birthday), 
the  regiment  was  reviewed  by  Governor  Andrew  G.  Curtin 
and  members  of  the  State  Legislature,  who  addressed  the 
officers  and  men  and  complimented  them  on  their  "fine 
appearance  and  devotion  to  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  mani 
fested  by  volunteering  to  leave  home  and  friends  in  defence 
of  the  principles  of  liberty  and  union." 

The  seven  Batteries  then  in  camp  at  Diamond  Cottage 
were  officered  as  follows : 

Battery  A— Captain,   Charles   Auer. 

1st  Lieutenant,   William  Troost. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Charles  Hauflear. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  Otto  Lutz. 

ist  Sergeant,  William  Gratznowsky. 
Battery    B— Captain,    Charles    Roescher. 

ist    Lieutenant,    Milton    Benner. 

ist  Lieutenant,   Alexander  Kost. 

2nd   Lieutenant,   Max   Heine. 

2nd  Lieutenant,   Frederick   Mayer. 

ist  Sergeant,  G.  Pentle. 


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Battery  C — Captain,  Joseph  Loeven. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Erhardt  Fiedler. 

1st  Lieutenant,  Charles  Zeitz. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  Decatur  Holbert 

ist  Sergeant,  C.  A.  Dunkelberg. 
Battery  E — Captain,  Edward  S.  Rowan. 

ist  Lieutenant,  J.   H.   Oberteuffer,  Jr. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Florence  W.  Grugan. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  William  G.  Dickson. 

ist  Sergeant,  John  Ford,  Jr. 
Battery  F— Captain,  William  M.  McClure. 

ist   Lieutenant,   William   Candidus,   Jr. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Samuel  D.  Strawbridge. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  John  M.  Wilson. 

ist  Sergeant,  James  H.  Springer. 
Battery  I — Captain,  Gustavus  L.  Braun. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Charles  Angeroth,  Jr. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Arnold  S.  Angeroth. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  J.  Moore  Kelsey. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  George  C.  Wilson. 

ist  Sergeant,  Samuel  H.  Davis. 
Battery  K— Captain,  Amzi  S.  Fuller. 

ist  Lieutenant,  John  B.  Krepps. 

ist  Lieutenant,  Pressly  Cannon. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  John  H.  Geuissinger. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  Joseph  L.  Iredell. 

ist  Sergeant,   Peter  Heck. 

The  seven  Batteries  were,  on  Monday,  February  24, 
ordered  to  Washington,  in  obedience  to  which,  at  daylight 
next  day,  tents  were  struck  (most  of  which,  however,  were 
previously  blown  down  by  a  violent  wind  storm  during  the 
night),  and  the  command  started  for  its  destination  at  12 
o'clock,  noon,  going  by  way  of  the  P.,  W.  &  B.  Railroad, 
from  foot  of  Washington  avenue,  Philadelphia,  stopping 
first  at  the  Cooper  Shop  Volunteer  Refreshment  Saloon, 
Philadelphia,  for  dinner. 

Dinner  over,  the  men  formed  in  line  on  the  street 
to  receive  tokens  of  regard  from  the  patriotic  citizens  of 
Philadelphia,  who  were  not  satisfied  with  giving  them  a 
good  dinner,  but  were  there  also  to  make  glad  the  heart  of 
the  soldiers  whose  friends  or  relatives  at  home  did  not  know, 
or  did  not  consider,  that  life  on  the  tented  field  was  not  like 
that  at  home.  Motherly-looking  women  passed  along  the 
lines  with  stockings  for  any  soldier  who  wore  woolen 
stockings  or  socks.  Young  ladies  followed  with  needle 
cases,  scissors,  thread,  buttons,  etc.,  and  any  soldier  who  did 


10  ORGANIZATION. 

not  have  these  articles  was  supplied  by  those  kind-hearted 
Philadelphia  women. 

The  fathers  and  brothers  did  not  let  their  wives  do  all 
the  kind  acts.  They  were  there  with  chewing  tobacco, 
smoking  tobacco  and  cigars.  The  tobacco  was  cut  up  in 
small  squares.  All  those  who  had  no  money  to  buy  tobacco 
were  supplied  with  the  weed. 

Leaving  Philadelphia  at  5.00  o'clock  P.  M.,  Baltimore 
was  reached  at  3  o'clock  next  morning.  Here  the  command 
was  dined  at  the  " Soldiers'  Rest,"  and  being  detained  for 
want  of  transportation,  did  not  leave  Baltimore  until  5 
o'clock  that  evening. 

Arriving  at  Washington  about  10  o'clock  on  the 
evening  of  the  26th,  Colonel  Angeroth  reported  to  General 
Abner  Donbleday,  who  assigned  the  regiment  to  the  Artil 
lery  Division,  District  of  Washington,  doing  duty  in  the 
earthworks  on  the  North  side  of  Washington,  and  the  regi 
ment  then  marched  through  mud  and  slush,  more  than 
ankle  deep,  to  the  "Soldiers'  Rest,"  where  it  remianed  over 
night. 

The  next  morning,  after  a  poor  night's  rest  from  being 
overcrowded  in  the  quarters  allotted  to  them  at  the  "Rest," 
but  enjoying  a  pretty  good  breakfast  of  bread,  coffee  and 
bacon,  the  command  marched  to  Fort  Lincoln,  near  Bladens- 
burg,  where  tents  were  pitched  in  a  corn  field,  and  a  few 
days  thereafter  the  regiment  commence!  doing  duty  in  the 
fortifications  on  the  North  side  of  Washington,  under 
command  of  General  Abner  Doubleday. 

The  fortifications  consisted  of  a  series  of  forts  erected 
on  every  hill  and  connected  by  a  ditch  called  a  covered 
way.  This  covered  way  extended  from  one  fort  to  the 
other,  and  was  deep  enough  to  protect  men  should  they 
have  to  use  them  in  case  of  an  attack.  The  forts  varied  in 
size  according  to  their  prominence  and  supposed  importance. 
Some  of  them  required  several  companies,  others  only  one 
or  two.  They  all  had  large  cannons  mounted  in  them,  and 
a  magazine  for  ammunition.  This  was  called  "bomb 
proof,"  because  it  was  supposed  to  be  strong  enough  to  re 
sist  any  bomb  shell  that  could  be  dropped  on  it. 


ORGANIZATION. 


II 


GROUP  OF   OFFICER?. 


Military  roads  had  been  constructed  in  the  rear  of  these 
forts,  so  that  troops  and  supplies  could  readily  be  moved. 
The  forts  the  regiment  was  assigned  to  were  "Lincoln," 
"Bunker  Hill,"  "Saratoga"  and  'Totten."  Sibley  tents  were 
furnished  the  command.  They  were  shaped  like  an  Indian 


12  ORGANIZATION. 

wigwam.  Each  tent  would  accommodate  eight  or  ten  men, 
and  had  a  stove  in  it.  The  size  of  the  tent  was  doubled  by 
making  a  stockade  about  six  feet  high  for  the  base  and 
the  tent  mounted  on  that.  This  gave  a  second  story.  Bunks 
were  built  on  the  same  principle  as  is  now  used  for  berths 
in  the  Pullman  palace  cars,  but  far  less  luxurious. 

One  of  the  famous  places  near  it  was  the  old  duelling 
ground  near  Bladensburg,  just  at  the  foot  of  the  hill  upon 
which  Fort  Lincoln  was  erected.  This  was  the  right  of 
the  line,  which  extended  toward  the  left  over  two  miles,  and 
comprised,  in  addition  to  Lincoln,  Forts  Thayer,  Saratoga, 
Bunker  Hill,  Slemmer  and  Totten,  near  which  was  the  Sol 
diers'  Home,  on  the  Seventh  street  road.  The  Batteries 
were  changed  from  one  fort  to  another  occasionally,  so  as 
to  familiarize  them  with  the  ground. 

On  the  28th  of  February  the  Batteries  were  mustered 
for  pay  by  Lieutenant  Colonel  Oberteuffer,  after  which 
the  men  were  permitted  to  remain  in  idleness  a  few  days, 
visiting  Washington,  Bladensburg  and  other  points;  then 
the  regiment  was  put  to  work  strengthening  the  forts  and 
digging  ditches,  in  addition  to  the  usual  camp  duty. 

Regimental  headquarters  were  established  at  Fort  Lin 
coin,  it  being  the  largest  fort  at  that  time. 

On  the  loth  of  March,  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  which 
had  been  laying  in  and  around  Washington,  moved  into 
Virginia,  and  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
then  assumed  command  of  all  forts  on  the  North  side  of 
the  Defences  of  Washington;  in  addition  to  which  guards 
and  pickets  were  detailed  for  duty  in  Washington,  Bla 
densburg  and  points  nearly  seven  miles  beyond  the  fortifi 
cations.  Special  details  of  men  were  made  daily  to  patrol 
the  country  thereabouts,  including  Bladensburg,  for  guer 
illas,  bushwhackers  and  such,  many  of  which  were  known 
to  be  hovering  about  that  section  of  country,  and  several 
of  which  were  picked  up  and  turned  over  to  the  authorities. 

On  the  1 2th  of  March,  General  Doubleday  and  staff 
visited  and  reviewed  the  regiment,  making  complimentary 
remarks  to  its  line  officers  and  suggesting  to  the  field  and 
staff  the  necessity  of  regimental,  as  well  as  company  drills, 
to  make  the  regiment  efficient — a  suggestion,  no  doubt, 


ORGANIZATION.  13 

prompted  by  informations  obtained  by  the  reviewing  offi 
cers  as  to  the  lax  manner  in  which  the  field  and  staff  inter 
ested  themselves  in  the  regiment's  welfare. 

Batteries  D,  G  and  H  were  relieved  from  duty  at  Fort 
Delaware  on  the  iQth  of  March,  1862,  and,  embarking  on 
transports,  passed  through  the  Chesapeake  and  Delaware 
Canal  to  Chesapeake  Bay,  thence  to  Baltimore,  thence  by  rail 
to  Washington,  arriving  and  joining  the  regiment  on  the 
evening  of  that  day,  and  were  assigned  to  forts  Slocum  and 
Massachusetts,  two  additional  forts  on  the  left  of  Fort  Tot- 
ten. 


CHAPTER  II. 


THE    DEFENCES     OF     WASHINGTON. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  now  being  a 
complete  body,  according-  to  the  regulations  of  the  United 
States  Army,  and  having  become  somewhat  acquainted  with 
the  "school  of  the  company/'  battalion  and  regimental  drills 
were  inaugurated. 

Up  to  March  15,  1862,  the  arms  of  the  regiment  con 
sisted  of  the  clubs  received  at  Camden  and  a  few  old  mus 
kets,  in  addition  to  the  cannon  in  the  forts,  but  on  this  date 
the  several  batteries  assembled  at  Fort  Saratoga,  when  and 
where  the  men  were  supplied  with  Austrian  muskets,  and 
dispensed  with  the  "shelalahs,"  as  they  termed  the  clubs. 

They  had  anticipated  receiving  swords  and  revolvers, 
as  had  been  promised  them,  consequently  disappointment 
was  depicted  on  every  countenance  at  receiving  these  anti 
quated  muskets. 

The  "Austrian  cannons",  however,  were  soon  there 
after  exchanged  for  Springfield  rifles,  much  to  the  gratifi 
cation  of  the  officers,  as  well  as  the  men,  and  the  change 
seemed  to  put  new  life  into  the  regiment. 

The  men's  rations  were  abundant  in  quantity  and  good 
in  quality,  and  included  fresh  bread  daily,  being  baked  in 
the  basement  of  the  capitol,  which  was  converted  into  a 
bakery  at  the  commencement  of  the  war. 

The  first  payment  to  the  regiment  was  made  by  Major 
Dodge,  on  the  ist  of  April,  1862,  and,  in  consequence  there 
of,  a  "glorious  old  time"  was  enjoyed  for  a  few  days  by  the 
major  portion  of  the  regiment. 


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Completed  and  garrisoned  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery. 

The  guards  in  and  around  the  forts,  after  "taps,"  were 
required  to  call  the  hour  during  the  night,  thus:  "Post 
number  one;  ten  o'clock,  and  all's  well!"  the  guard  at  each 
successive  post  repeating  it  until  the  farthest  post  was 


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reached,  when  it  would  again  be  repeated  back  until  number 
one  post  was  again  reached.  This  was  done  to  ascertain  if 
any  guard  was  asleep  or  away  from  his  post.  In  case  of 
failure  in  any  one  guard  so  calling  out  (which  did  occur  on 
one  or  two  occasions),  the  sergeant  of  the  guard,  with  a 
detail  of  three  men,  would  make  an  investigation,  which 
would  invariably  result  in  finding  the  guard  asleep. 

On  the  1 5th  of  April  the  first  order  for  battalion  drill 
was  issued  by  the  Colonel,  but  when  the  several  Batteries 
reported  for  that  purpose  at  Fort  Saratoga,  he  changed  the 
order,  and  dress  parade  was  had  instead.  The  Batteries, 
however,  had  battalion  drill  on  the  I7th  at  the  same  place, 
on  which  date  Captain  Anderson,  of  Battery  G,  was  mus 
tered  in  as  Junior  Major  of  the  regiment,  and  at  once  took 
a  manifest  pride  in  improving  the  regiment's  knowledge 
of  military  tactics,  and  bearing  great  stress  on  the  line 
officers  to  become  perfect  therein. 

The  regiment  was  inspected  and  mustered  for  pay 
by  Captain  Halstead  on  the  3Oth  of  April,  1862,  on  which 
occasion  a  much  improved  interest  was  manifested  by  the 
officers  and  men,  evoking  comments  of  approval  by  the  in 
specting  officers;  the  credit  for  which,  no  doubt,  being 
due  to  the  officers  of  Batteries  D,  H  and  G,  who  had  profitted 
by  their  experiences  under  Captain  Gibson  at  Fort  Dela 
ware,  and  also  that  of  Captain  McClure,  of  Battery  F,  who 
had  gained  considerable  military  experience  during  the 
three  months'  service.  Inspired  by  the  expressions  of  Cap 
tain  Halstead,  the  several  Batteries  took  on  a  new  interest 
to  become  perfected  in  drill,  each  appearing  to  vie  with  the 
others  to  become  perfect,  to  which  end  drilling  became  a 
pleasure,  not  with  the  officers  alone,  but  by  the  enlisted 
men  as  well.  The  daily  drills  involved  also  practicing  with 
the  artillery,  the  gunners  becoming  quite  expert  in  a  short 
time,  both  with  the  smooth-bore  and  Parrott  rifled  ord 
nance. 

Discipline  in  the  regiment  at  this  time  was  very  lax, 
officers,  from  Colonel  down  to  lieutenants,  mingled  and 
messed  with  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates, 
thus  tending  to  divert  the  latter  of  respect  and  obedience  due 
the  former,  and,  consequently,  preventing  the  regiment 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  I  7 

from  attaining  any  special  degree  of  enconium  among  the 
inhabitants  of  Washington,  or  the  "powers  that  be." 

Colonel  Angeroth  seemed  to  take  little  pride  in  the 
regiment,  spending  more  than  one-half  of  his  time  in 
Washington,  leaving  no  one  in  particular  to  look  after  the 
wants  of  the  regiment,  and  the  men  done  pretty  much  as 
they  pleased. 


OFFICERS  AND   100   LB.    PARROTT  GUN. 
Fort  Lincoln. 

The  different  characteristics  of  the  officers  and  men 
soon  began  to  show  themselves.  The  majority  of  them 
were  faithful,  patriotic  and  earnest,  and  rapidly  advanced 
in  knowledge  and  usefulness.  There  was  the  usual  number 
of  derelicts  that  are  inevitable  accompaniments  of  all  times 
of  excitement  and  especially  of  war. 

Soon  there  began  to  be  rumors  that  the  officers  were 
not  military  men  and  did  not  know  how  to  drill  and  get 
the  best  service  out  of  the  men.  The  state  officials  at  Har- 


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risburg  were  very  jealous  of  the  care,  discipline  and  effici 
ency  of  the  volunteers,  and  were  in  such  close  touch  with 
them  that  any  complaint,  even  from  enlisted  men,  would  re 
ceive  consideration.  This  wail  of  complaint  finally  gath 
ered  in  such  volume  that  an  "Examining  Board''  was  ap 
pointed  to  test  the  field  officers,  to  see  if  they  were  com 
petent  to  handle  such  an  important  body  of  men.  These 
"Examining  Boards"  were  an  expeditious  way  of  getting 
rid  of  inefficient  officers. 

Some  of  the  field  officers  were  ordered  before  the  board 
and  were  found  so  incompetent  that  they  were  advised  to 
resign,  which  they  did.  But  if  they  had  not  resigned, 
charges  would  have  been  preferred  and  they  would  have 
been  tried  by  court  martial.  It  was  a  bitter  disappointment 
to  them.  They  were  happy  and  contented  in  their  posi 
tions,  and  it  is  said  one  of  them  remarked :  "\Yliy  could 
they  not  let  us  alone ;  we  were  all  making  such  a  good  liv- 
ing?" 

This  wholesale  retirement  of  officers  naturally  resulted 
in  demoralizing  the  entire  regiment  somewhat.  Desertions 
became  frequent,  and  the  process  of  weeding  out  those  who 
were  not  fully  able-bodied  reduced  the  regiment  so  rapidly 
that  recruiting  again  became  necessary. 

Becoming  disgusted  with  the  indifference  and  inca 
pacity  of  the  Colonel,  the  staff  and  battery  officers  eventu- 
aly  made  unmistakable  efforts  to  have  him  pay  more  atten 
tion  to  the  regiment's  welfare  and  efficiency,  by  outspoken 
expressions  of  dissatisfaction,  but  without  avail;  conse 
quently,  on  the  20th  of  April,  Major  Candidus  attempted 
to  have  a  petition  signed  by  the  officers  for  the  examina 
tion  of  Colonel  Angeroth  by  the  Examining  Board.  Not 
being  successful  in  this,  he  preferred  charges  against  the 
Colonel  on  the  22d  of  April,  which  culminated  in  the  resig 
nation  of  Colonel  Angeroth  being  tendered,  and  he  was 
discharged  on  the  2ist  of  June,  1862. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  May  24th  picket  firing  called 
the  regiment  into  the  forts  to  man  the  guns  in  anticipation 
of  an  attack.  On  sending  out  messengers  to  the  picket 
line,  it  was  ascertained  the  firing  was  caused  by  small 
bodies  of  the  enemy,  presumably  guerillas,  being  discovered 


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prowling  about  the  woods  in  front  of  Fort  Thayer.  Details 
were  sent  out  to  capture  them,  but  were  not  successful,  as, 
being  mounted,  they  gallopped  off  on  being  discovered. 

On  May  26th  reports  reached  the  forts  that  General 
Banks  was  retreating  towards  Washington,  and  many  ad 
ditional  regiments  of  infantry  and  cavalry  were  sent  to 
support  the  garrisons  in  the  forts. 

The  men  of  the  regiment  were  made  happy  on  the  i  ith 


DETAIL  (Battery  F)  and  32   LB.    PARROTT  GUN. 
Fort  Lincoln. 

of  June,  1862,  when  the  paymaster  made  his  appearance  and 
handed  over  two  months'  pay  to  them,  which,  at  that  time, 
was  twenty-six  dollars,  being  at  the  rate  of  thirteen  dollars 
per  month. 

Captain  McClure,  and  the  other  officers,  on  the  23rd 
of  June,  reported  to  the  Provost  Marshal  secret  movements 
made  by  certain  residents  of  Bladensburg,  and  on  the 


23  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

the  Board  of  Officers  met  and  investigated  the  matter,  as 
well  as  the  reported  atttack  on  Fort  Slocum,  made  a  week 
before. 

After  the  retirement  of  Colonel  Angeroth,  the  com 
mand  of  the  regiment  fell  on  Lieutenant  Colonel  Oberteuf- 
fer,  who,  with  his  staff  and  line  officers,  was  very  anxious 
to  get  a  competent  man  for  Colonel,  Oberteuffer  himself  pre 
ferring  to  retain  his  rank  as  Lieutenant  Colonel. 

Those  officers  who  were  on  duty  at  Fort  Delaware 
prior  to  going  to  Washington,  and  who  had  become  ac 
quainted  with  Captain  Gibson,  were  naturally  inclined  to 
think  he  could  "fill  the  bill/'  if  the  Government  would  sanc 
tion  his  doing  so. 

On  the  petition  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment,  Captain 
Gibson,  of  the  2cl  U.  S.  Artillery,  was  given  a  leave  of  ab 
sence  from  the  regular  army,  and,  on  the  25th  day  of  June, 
was  appointed  to  command  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery,  which  announcement  gave  great  satisfaction  to 
the  officers  and  men  who  were  desirous  of  making  the  regi 
ment  one  to  be  proud  of,  and  who  were  in  the  service  for 
honor  as  well  as  duty  and  pay,  many  of  whom  were  even 
spending  somewhat  of  their  personal  funds  to  advance  the 
stamina  and  appearance  of  their  commands. 

Colonel  A.  A.  Gibson  arrived  at  Fort  Lincoln  on  the 
3rd  of  August,  1862,  and  at  once  assumed  command  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  having  the  officers 
in  command  of  the  several  Batteries  report  to  him  the  va 
cancies  therein,  and,  also,  such  propositions  as,  in  their 
judgment,  would  be  to  the  interest  of  the  regiment. 

This  led  to  a  reorganization  of  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery,  many  promotions  being  made  to 
fill  vacancies  caused  by  those  who  were  "requested"  to  re 
sign,  as  the  new  Colonel,  being  a  graduate  of  West  Point, 
as  well  as  a  Mexican  War  veteran  and  strict  disciplinarian, 
saw  what  was  wanted  to  redeem  the  standing  and  advance 
the  interests  of  the  regiment,  by  having  "none  but  compe 
tent  and  self-respecting  officers  in  the  regiment." 

The  new  Colonel  took  great  pride  and  interest  in  the 
regiment,  and  inaugurated  means  to  have  it  well  drilled  in 


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COL.   A.  A.   GIBSON, 

From  a  photograph  taken  when  Captain  at  Fort  Delaware,  1862. 


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both  light  and  heavy  artillery  as  well  as  infantry  tactics,  as 
required  of  heavy  artillery  by  the  regulations  of  the  United 
States  service,  to  which  he  added  frequent  inspections,  dress 
parades,  battalion  and  regimental  drills,  the  result  of  which 
eventually  enabled  him  to  rightfully  claim  having  the  best 
disciplined  and  drilled  regiment  of  volunteers  in  the  United 
States  service,  demonstrations  of  which  claim  he  proved  in 
competition  with  other  regiments  in  the  defences  of  Wash 
ington  making  the  same  claim. 

Details  of  officers,  commissioned  and  non-commissioned, 
as  well  as  of  enlisted  men  in  several  instances,  were  fre 
quently  sent  out  from  the  regiment  to  instruct  officers  and 
men  of  other  regiments  in  tactics  of  the  army,  acknowledg 
ments  as  to  their  abilities  to  do  so  frequently  being  given 
by  those  who  came  under  their  tuition.  Captain  E.  P. 
Webb,  in  his  "  History  of  the  loth  Regiment  N.  Y.  Heavy 
Artillery,"  says: 

"Officers  from  the  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  were  assigned  to  Battalions  as  instructors  in  heavy  artillery 
tactics,  under  whose  instructions  the  officers  and  command  became 
quite  efficient  in  heavy  artillery  drill,  the  commissioned  officers  meeting 
at  headquarters  at  stated  times  for  instructions  in  light  artillery 
tactics." 

On  the  1 6th  of  August,  1862,  Major  Candidus  ten 
dered  his  resignation,  which  was  accepted  on  the  23rd,  and 
Colonel  Gibson  mustered  the  regiment  on  the  i8th,  re 
porting  the  absentees,  in  consequence  of  which  several  offi 
cers  were  discharged,  and  commissions  requested  for  others 
to  replace  them.  Among  the  former  were  Adjutant  Zim 
merman  and  Quartermaster  Bilyeu,  who  were  succeeded 
respectively  by  Lieut.  Florence  W.  Grugan,  of  Battery  E, 
and  Quartermaster  Sergeant  William  H.  Melcher,  formerly 
private  of  Battery  D.  Captain  David  Sadler,  of  Battery 
D,  was  promoted  to  Junior  Major,  the  Senior  Major  being 
James  L.  Anderson,  he  having  been  promoted  thereto  vice 
Major  Candidus,  resigned. 

Other  changes,  of  minor  importance,  took  place  among 
the  officers  of  the  regiment,  on  account  of  the  weeding  out 
thereof,  and  the  regiment  profited  greatly  thereby,  par 
ticularly  so  by  the  promotion  of  Wm.  H.  Melcher,  who  was 


22  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

a  very  competent  man  for  the  office  of  Quartermaster,  and 
who,  in  reality,  had  filled  the  position  very  satisfactorily  as 
such  while  his  superior  got  the  credit  and  compensation  for 
doing  nothing. 

Orders  to  draft  300,000  men  for  the  army  was  issued 
by  proclamation  of  President  Lincoln  on  the  i6th  of  August, 
1862,  in  addition  to  a  call  for  300,000  additional  volunteers. 
The  former  order  had  the  effect  of  creating  great  excite 
ment  throughout  the  Northern  States,  and  in  the  city  of 
New  York  considerable  rioting  took  place,  but  the  effect  of 
the  draft  stimulated  volunteer  enlistments,  and  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  profited  very  perceptibly 
thereby. 

Rumors  of  Pope's  army  being  driven  back  were  circu 
lated  around  the  fortifications  of  Washington  on  the  28th  of 
August,  1862,  and  the  following  day  the  I36th  Regiment 
P.  V.  encamped  near  Fort  Lincoln,  giving  credence  to  the 
rumor,  in  consequence  of  which  some  changes  were  made 
in  garrisoning  the  several  forts,  and  on  the  3Oth  cannonad 
ing  at  Bull  Run  could  be  plainly  heard  in  the  fortifications 
garrisoned  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery. 

Marching  orders  were  issued  on  August  23,  but  were 
immediately  countermanded,  the  regiment  being  required 
in  the  fortifications,  to  strengthen  which  Colonel  Gibson 
had  planned  great  improvements  and  its  supervision  thereof 
required  his  presence,  as  well  as  other  officers  of  the  regi 
ment,  in  carrying  out  the  plans. 

Battery  D  was  stationed  at  Fort  Massachusetts,  and  on 
August  28,  1862,  was  transferred  to  forts  on  the  Virginia 
side  of  the  Potomac  river,  where  it  remained  until  after  the 
second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  when  it  marched  back  to  Fort 
Massachusetts. 

On  the  29th  of  August,  the  I36th  and  I37th  Regiments 
of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  two  regiments  of  infantry, 
whose  services  were  for  nine  months,  were  sent  to  the  forts 
occupied  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and 
were  drilled  in  artillery  and  infantry  tactics  by  the  officers 
and  enlisted  men  of  the  last  named  regiment,  both  officers 
and  men  of  the  former  regiments  being  mixed  in  promis 
cuously  with  squads  of  the  latter  regiment  for  that  pur- 


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pose.  These  two  infantry  regiments  felled  the  timber  on 
a  belt  of  over  two  miles  in  front  of  the  forts,  and,  about 
4  o'clock  a.  m.  on  the  7th  of  September  were  sent  to  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  then  near  South  Mountain,  leaving 
their  baggage  and  tents,  which  were  stored  at  Fort  Totten 
by  Captain  McClure's  Battery  F. 

From  the  first  to  the  sixth  of  September,  1862,  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  called  upon  to 
do  extra  duty  in  picketing,  guarding  fords,  roads  and 
bridges,  in  addition  to  garrisoning  the  forts,  requiring  large 
details  of  men  and  officers  to  continue  on  such  duty  twenty 
out  of  every  twenty-four  hours,  owing  to  the  enemy  having 
crossed  the  Potomac  river  into  Maryland,  and  the  capture 
of  Frederick  City  by  Lee's  army. 

The  regiment  commenced  building  a  line  of  rifle  pits 
near  Veitch's  House  on  September  nth,  and  the  following 
day  it  built  a  large  masked  battery  in  the  copse  west  of 
Fort  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  other  smaller  works  along  the 
line  of  the  fortifications,  which,  when  completed,  comprised 
a  continuous  and  impregnable  chain  of  earthworks. 

The  rapid  building  of  these  earthworks  by  the  regi 
ment  was  stimulated  by  hearing  cannonading,  and,  at  times, 
musketry,  in  the  direction  of  Harper's  Ferry,  and  later  at 
points  nearer,  terminating  on  the  I7th  of  September  with 
the  battle  of  Antietam. 

After  the  "weeding  out"  of  the  regiment,  it  was  deter 
mined  to  increase  the  number  of  batteries  to  twelve,  of  150 
men  each,  to  which  end  recruiting  was  again  actively 
begun,  officers  being  sent  to  Philadelphia  and  other  parts  of 
Pennsylvania  for  that  purpose  in  October,  1862,  among 
whom  were  Lieutenant  Benjamin  F.  Winger,  Sergeant 
Adam  Ferguson  and  Private  Daniel  Heney,  of  Battery  D, 
who  were  to  seek  recruits  in  the  Cumberland  Valley.  They 
arrived  at  Chambersburg,  on  October  loth,  just  before 
noon,  and  in  the  afternoon  Stuart's  Confederate  Cavalry, 
twenty-five  hundred  strong,  with  a  light  battery,  raided  and 
captured  the  town.  Sergeant  Ferguson  was  captured  by 
Wade  Hampton's  men,  but  Lieutenant  Winger  and  Private 


24  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

Heney  evaded  the  enemy,,  and  secured,  in  a  short  time,  one 
hundred  and  sixty-seven  recruits  for  the  regiment. 

A  band  of  Confederate  sympathizers,  that  nightly 
congregated  at  a  house  on  Massachusetts  avenue,  just  inside 
the  line  of  forts,  and  not  far  from  Fort  Massachusetts,  was 
discovered  by  members  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery,  and  details  were  made  to  watch  the  house  day  and 
night,  when  it  was  observed  that  signals  were  made  to  the 
Confederates  nightly  by  lights  and  during  the  day  by  flags. 
The  house  was  raided  and  some  fifteen  or  twenty  persons 
were  captured  and  turned  over  to  the  authorities. 

It  was  at  this  house  Captain  Jarclen,  of  Battery  C, 
was  reputed  to  have  dined  on  the  evening  of  November  8th, 
1863,  and  died  suddenly  at  Fort  Thayer  the  next  day. 
Drugged  liquor,  as  well  as  poisoned  food,  was  said  to  have 
been  administered  to  him. 

Two  independent  Batteries  of  light  artillery  that  were 
doing  duty  at  Fort  Delaware,  commanded  by  Captain  Paul 
T.  Jones  and  Captain  David  M.  Schooley;  were  on  request 
of  Colonel  Gibson,  added  to  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  on  the  24th  day  of  November,  1862,  and 
were  designated  Battery  L  and  Battery  M  respectively,  thus 
making  the  regiment  consist  of  twelve  Batteries. 

In  September,  1862,  the  regiment  had  not  only  be 
came  well  drilled  and  disciplined  but  had  strengthened  and 
rebuilt  all  the  earthworks  under  its  control. 

The  fact  that  no  effort  was  made  to  strengthen  the 
forts  Massachusetts  and  Slocum,  which  were  mere  earth 
works  carelessly  thrown  up  late  in  the  fall  of  '61  or  in  the 
early  part  of  '62,  when  the  Confederates  were  in  Maryland, 
is  evidence  sufficient  to  warrant  the  conclusion  that  the  au 
thorities  did  not  deem  it  necessary  to  strengthen  these  two 
forts  on  that  part  of  the  line  when  the  enemy  was  in  Mary 
land. 

That  forts  Massachusetts  and  Slocum  were  rebuilt  in  a 
substantial  manner  as  well  as  the  batteries  near  Fort  Lin 
coln,  was  due  to  the  military  foresight  of  Col.  Gibson. 
Those  two  forts  were  not  built  after  the  plan  of  Lincoln, 
Totten,  DeRussy,  Bunker  Hill  and  Saratoga,  but  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  and  the  First  Vermont  Ar- 


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tillery  in  conjunction  remodeled  those  two  forts  into  supe 
rior  earthwork  fortifications. 

From  March,  1862,  until  sometime  in  the  summer  of 
that  year  Batteries  K  and  E,  located  at  Fort  Saratoga,  left 
camp  at  6.30  a.  m.  daily  and  marched  to  Slocum,  where 
they  worked  until  evening,  returning  to  camp  about  6  or 
6.30  p.  m. 

After  rebuilding,  Fort  Massachusetts  was  designated 
Fort  Stevens.  Had  it  not  been  for  the  work  done  by 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  or  rather,  had 
Forts  Massachusetts  and  Slocum  remained  as  they  were  in 
1862,  Gen.  Early  would  have  had  no  difficulty  in  reaching 
Washington  City  by  route  of  the  Seventh  Street  road. 
The  masked  battery  referred  to  above,  built  by  Battery  K, 
under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Pressley  Cannon,  and 
which  was  afterwards  known  as  Battery  Cannon,  did  full 
duty  in  protecting  the  Union  army  from  Confederate  bullets. 

Historians  will  not  likely  condescend  to  give  credit  to 
this  regiment's  part  of  the  defense  against  Early's  attack, 
but  it  is  well  known,  that  Early  came  too  late  to  take  the 
Capital  City  of  the  United  States  by  the  way  of  Seventh 
Street  road,  as  was  proved  by  the  defense  offered  there  by 
those  forts  so  well  planned  and  built  by  the  officers  and  men 
of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery. 

One  of  the  largest  and  best  topographical  maps  made 
during  the  war  was  made  by  a  detail  of  ten  men  belonging 
to  Battery  G,  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery, 
under  the  leadership  of  Robert  Hodascowich,  a  graduate  of 
the  Military  School  of  St.  Petersburg,  Russia,  who  was 
then  a  private  of  Battery  G.  The  map  created  quite  a  sen 
sation  among  the  topographical  engineers  at  Washington, 
inasmuch  as  it  was  not  only  complete,  but  that  it  was 
the  largest  known  to  have  been  executed  up  to  that  time. 

After  the  battle  of  Antietam,  relief  was  had  from  the 
excessive  duty  required  of  the  regiment,  and  on  the  ijth 
of  November,  1862,  the  Batteries  garrisoning  Forts  Massa 
chusetts,  Slocum  and  Totten  were  relieved  by  the  First 
Regiment  of  Vermont  Artillery. 

Lieutenant  Samuel  D.  Strawbridge,  of  Battery  F,  was 
mustered  as  Captain  on  December  I3th,  1862,  and  assumed 


26  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

command  of  Battery  I  on  the  following  morning,  succeed 
ing  Captain  Gustavns  L.  Braun,  who  resigned  on  the  I2th. 
The  change  of  officers  made  a  very  satisfactory  and  salu 
tary  effect  on  the  men  of  the  Battery,  as  the  new  commander 
was  well  liked,  and  took  great  pride  in  drilling  and  looking 
to  the  interest  of  his  men. 

In  January,  1863,  the  regimental  headquarters  were 
removed  from  Fort  Lincoln  to  the  plateau  between  Forts 
Thayer  and  Saratoga,  and  the  regiment  composed  the  "First 
Brigade  Defences  North  of  the  Potomac,"  Colonel  Gibson 
commanding.  The  following  month  the  brigade  was  at 
tached  to  Harkin's  Division  of  the  Twenty-Second  Army 
Corps. 

Soon  after  taking  command  of  the  regiment  at  Fort 
Lincoln,  Colonel  Gibson  had  organized  from  among  the 
enlisted  men  thereof  a  band  of  musicians,  which  soon  be 
came  very  proficient  under  the  leadership  of  Professor  Per- 
rie,  and  President  Lincoln  became  very  partial  to  it,  as, 
except  on  rare  occasions,  such  as  public  inspections,  reviews, 
or  dress  parades  of  the  regiment,  he  had  it  performing 
daily  at  the  White  House. 

The  regiment  was  very  proud  of  its  band,  and  appre 
ciated  the  stirring  music  rendered  on  many  a  weary  march, 
as  well  as  its  faithful  services  as  stretcher-bearers  on  many 
a  battlefield.  One  of  its  members,  John  A.  Crossley,  was 
wounded  July  15,  1864,  while  performing  that  duty,  dying 
three  days  after. 

During  the  winter  of  '62-63  the  men  and  officers  had 
considerable  society,  both  in  Washington  and  near  the  forts. 
Many  of  them  had  their  wives  in  the  neighborhood  and  there 
was  considerable  visiting  among  the  residents,  although  it 
was  known  that  many  of  them  were  Confederate  sympa 
thizers. 

Among  the  latter,  residing  a  short  distance  from  Fort 
Lincoln,  were  two  very  attractive  young  ladies,  who  were 
also  very  entertaining,  and  whose  company  many  of  the 
officers  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  court 
ed,  but  their  efforts  to  do  so  were  "flanked"  by  Richard  W. 
Eggert  and  another  private  of  Battery  F.  "Dick"  was 
known  as  the  "one  man  orchestra,"  and  his  performances 


26 


CHARLES  H.  OTT, 
Battery  G. 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  2J 

on  the  guitar  at  the  home  of  these  young  ladies  insured  his 
presence  in  preference  to  officers  at  their  "evening  parties," 
and  on  one  occasion  they  made  open  confession  to  the  offi 
cers  present  that  "Mr.  Eggert  is  our  most  welcome  guest  on 
all  occasions."  Lieutenants  Iredell  and  Higgins  were  the 
targets  for  the  remarks. 

The  regiment  was  inspected  and  mustered  by  Major 
Anderson  on  the  3ist  of  December,  and  the  same  day  Lieut. 


JAMES  STREET. 
Battery  I. 

William  S.  Bailey  reported  for  duty  in  Battery  F. 

Major  Morrell  paid  the  officers  and  men  of  the  regi 
ment  on  the  I Qth  of  January,  1863,  in  consequence  of  which 
passes  for  Washington  were  in  great  demand,  and  when  re 
fused  "French  leave"  invariably  followed.  Where  the  ap 
plicants  for  passes  were  sober  and  trustworthy,  little  diffi 
culty  was  experienced  in  procuring  them;  while,  on  the 
other  hand,  they  were  invariably  refused.  Those  entering 


28  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

Washington  without  passes  to  do  so,  in  nearly  every  in 
stance,  would  be  ''picked  up"  by  the  patrols  and  taken  to 
the  Central  Station,  where,  if  any  indication  of  intoxication 
existed,  a  shower  bath  and  twenty-four  hours  incarceration 
without  food  would  be  administered. 

Lieut.  James  H.  Springer  was  assigned  to  Battery  F 
on  the  22d  of  January,  1863,  having  been  promoted  to 
Second  Lieutenant  on  the  2d  inst. 

Major  Fillson,  of  the  Regular  Army,  inspected  the 
regiment  on  the  3ist  of  January,  and  took  occasion  to 
congratulate  the  officers  and  men  for  "the  splendid  manner 
in  which  the  regiment  presents  itself  on  this  occasion." 

Except  being  mustered  for  pay  on  February  28th, 
nothing  beyond  the  regular  routine  of  drilling,  guard  and 
picket  duty,  with  a  casual  Battery  inspection,  took  place  in 
the  regiment  until  the  loth  of  April,  1863,  when  a  special 
muster  of  the  whole  army  took  place,  in  which  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  included. 

A  dress  parade  of  the  regiment  was  had  at  Fort  Sar 
atoga  on  the  1 2th  of  April,  1863,  on  which  occasion  many 
hundred  officers  and  about  3000  visitors  witnessed  the  dis 
play.  The  regiment  was  in  full  numbers,  very  few  men 
being  excused  from  participating  in  this  event,  as  the  daily 
papers  had  announced  it  to  be  Colonel  A.  A.  Gibson's  great 
est  effort  to  display  his  grand  regiment  of  volunteers  on  this 
occasion,  and  the  verdict  of  the  press  next  day  announced 
it  to  have  been  "a  grand  demonstration." 

The  regiment  wras  drilled  daily  at  the  guns  in  the  forts, 
about  this  time,  and  considerable  target  practice  was  in 
dulged  in,  particularly  at  Forts  Lincoln,  Thayer  and  Sara 
toga,  in  which  the  several  Batteries  took  turns,  and  the 
gunners  became  so  efficient  that  there  were  very  few  who 
could  not  hit  the  target  nine  out  of  every  ten  attempts. 

A  dress  parade  of  the  regiment  at  Fort  Saratoga  on 
Sunday,  April  iQth,  1863,  was  witnessed  by  many  visitors, 
among  whom  were  Generals  Augur  and  the  colonels  of  sev 
eral  regiments  laying  in  and  around  Washington,  and  for 
the  gratification  of  the  latter  some  manceuvering  was  made. 
On  these  occasions  Colonel  Gibson  and  his  subordinate  of 
ficers  took  great  delight  in  having  officers  of  other  regiments 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  2Q 

present,  notice  of  the  events  invariably  being  given  out  a 
few  days  before,  thus  enabling  many  to  witness  the  events 
that  otherwise  would  be  impossible  for  them  to  do.  The 
invitations  to  be  present  were  generally  issued  at  the  insti 
gation  of  the  general  commanding,  who  done  so  to  have 
the  manoeuvering  as  an  object  lesson  to  officers  of  undrilled 
regiments. 

Major  Morrell  again  paid  the  regiment,  for  three 
months'  services,  on  the  25th  of  April,  and  on  the  3Oth  of 
the  same  month,  Colonel  Warner  again  inspected  and  mus 
tered  it.  These  two  officers  were  the  guests  of  Colonel 
Gibson  on  the  following  Sunday,  May  3,  when  dress  parade 
and  review  of  the  regiment  took  place  at  Fort  Saratoga. 

After  the  battle  at  Chancelorsville,  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  again  called  on  to  do  extra 
duty,  as  most  of  the  infantry  regiments  that  had  been  lying 
near  the  forts  were  withdrawn  and  sent  to  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  fur 
nishing  extra  guards,  patrol  and  pickets  to  cover  the  field 
made  vacant.  Nevertheless,  the  regular  Sunday  dress  pa 
rades  were  continued,  when  the  weather  permitted,  and  on 
May  1 7th,  the  usual  details  for  duty  were  reduced  one-half, 
thus  enabling  the  several  batteries  to  make  a  much  larger 
turn-out  on  dress  parade  that  day. 

On  the  26th  of  May,  1863,  Batteries  F  and  G  were 
called  upon  to  do  extra  work  on  the  forts,  but  refused,  and 
other  Batteries  followed  suit,  which  action  of  the  men 
promised  trouble,  but  on  considering  the  grievances  of  the 
men,  the  officers  managed  to  avert  any  serious  trouble,  and, 
except  a  reprimand  by  Colonel  Gibson  on  the  3ist,  when  he 
inspected  the  regiment,  at  Fort  Saratoga,  nothing  further 
was  dene  in  the  matter. 

After  the  24th  of  June,  1863,  the  men  on  picket  and 
guard  duty  were  admonished  to  be  very  vigilant,  and  the 
officers  of  the  several  Batteries  were  almost  constantly  on 
duty  to  keep  the  men  on  the  alert  for  stray  bands  of  the 
enemy,  on  account  of  Lee's  army  advancing  towards  Penn 
sylvania.  No  one  capable  of  doing  duty  was  excused,  and 
no  passes  to  Washington  were  issued  until  after  the  7th  of 
July.  The  battle  of  Gettysburg,  which  was  fought  on  the 


3° 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 


ist,  2nd  and  3rd  of  July,  resulting  in  the  defeat  of  the  Con 
federate  army  by  General  Meade,  relieved  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  somewhat  of  doing  excessive  duty. 
Many  men  of  the  regiment,  during  Lee's  invasion  of 
Pennsylvania  took  "French  leave,"  returned  to  their  homes 
and,  joining  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  at  and  around  Get 
tysburg,  were  engaged  in  defending  their  homes  and  fire 
sides  to  the  letter,  as  well  as  the  spirit,  of  their  enlistment. 


FIRST   SERGEANT   EDWARD   O'NEILL. 
Battery  E. 


Many  such  men  were  killed,  wounded  or  captured,  and  to 
this  day  some  are  marked  on  the  records  as  "deserters;" 
and,  owing  to  that  fact,  those  recorded  as  such  in  the  roster 
at  this  time  may  be  thus  accounted  for. 

On  the  1 4th  day  of  July,  1863,  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery's  headquarters  were  removed  from 
Fort  Lincoln  to  the  plateau  between  Forts  Bunker  Hill  and 
Slemmer,  under  a  clump  of  fine  shade  trees,  and  soon  there- 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  31 

after  it  was  decided  to  give  the  several  Batteries  more  per 
manent  quarters  than  the  Sibley  tents.  So  each  was  fur 
nished  with  lumber,  and  barracks  were  erected.  These 
were  one-story  frame,  about  40  feet  wide  and  100  feet  long. 
The  carpenters  and  handy  men  were  detailed  from  the  Bat 
teries  ajid  set  to  work.  Nearly  all  of  the  buildings  were 
done  in  time  for  the  cold  weather.  They  were  set  up  two 
or  three  feet  from  the  ground,  so  there  would  be  a  good 
circulation  of  air  in  every  quarter.  This  was  the  same  prin 
cipal  that  had  been  adopted  in  the  army  hospitals,  which 
proved  to  be  the  true  thing,  and  has  been  followed  in  all 
hospitals  since,  as  near  as  could  be. 

About  this  time  Battery  D  was  moved  to  Bunker  Hill 
and  wintered  there  with  Batteries  A  and  B. 

Lieutenant  Benjamin  F.  Winger,  of  Battery  D,  who 
had  been  detailed,  July  I3th,  by  Major  General  Heintzle- 
man,  "Acting  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  First  Brigade 
Defences  North  of  the  Potomac/'  inspected  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  July  18,  1863,  and 
on  the  27th  of  the  same  month,  Major  Morrell,  the 
paymaster,  made  his  appearance  and  settled  accounts  with 
the  regiment  for  services.  On  the  3ist  the  regiment  was 
again  inspected  by  Colonel  Gibson,  who  took  occasion  to 
flatter  the  officers  and  men  for  their  ' 'greatly  improved 
appearance  and  bearing  in  so  short  a  time,"  and  directed 
the  officers  of  the  several  Batteries  to  permit  as  many  of 
the  men  as  could  be  spared  to  witness  the  review  of  the 
light  batteries  on  August  3rd,  which  took  place  near  the 
Lincoln  Hospital,  fifteen  light  batteries  participating  there 
in,  and  was  considered  a  grand  affair. 

Rev.  John  Hassler,  the  first  Chaplain  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  occasionally  held  divine  ser 
vices,  but  as  few  men  attended  them  he  became  disinterested 
in  his  mission,  and  resigned  on  the  4th  day  of  August,  1863. 

The  regiment  was  reviewed  and  mustered  at  Fort 
Saratoga  on  the  3ist  of  August,  1863,  and  again  mustered 
for  pay,  by  the  commander  of  the  post,  on  the  3ist  of 
October,  1863. 

Captain  John  S.  Jarden,  commanding  Battery  C,  was 
taken  from  Washington  to  his  quarters,  at  Fort  Thayer, 


32  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

on  the  night  of  November  8th,  and  was  found  dead  the 
next  morning.  A  mystery  surrounded  the  affair,  which, 
after  investigation,  it  was  rumored  that  he  had  been  poi 
soned  at  a  house  on  Massachusetts  avenue,  where  he  had 
spent  the  evening  with  a  party  of  pronounced  Confederate 
sympathizers.  The  house  had  been  "pulled''  once  in  1862, 
as  before  mentioned,  but  nothing  was  done  with  the  parties 
arrested,  and,  evidently  the  occupants  at  the  time  of 
Captain  Jarden's  death  were  supposed  to  be  responsible 
therefor,  although  nothing  was  done  in  the  matter.  Jar- 
den's. body  was  taken  to  Philadelphia  and  buried  in  Monu 
ment  Cemetery,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Fifteenth  and 
Norris  streets. 

Lieutenant  \Yinger  again  inspected  the  regiment  on 
the  22nd  of  November,  1863,  and  on  the  2Qth  of  the  same 
month  Captain  Amzi  S.  Fuller,  of  Battery  K  was  placed 
under  arrest,  but  nothing  of  import  resulted  therefrom. 

A  brigade  drill  was  held  near  the  Magruder  Mansion, 
on  December  12,  1863,  Col.  Gibson  commanding,  and  all 
available  men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
wTere  required  to  participate,  followed  by  regimental  drills 
daily  until  the  i8th,  preparatory  to  a  general  inspection  and 
review  on  the  latter  date,  by  General  Barry,  but  as  the  day 
proved  to  be  very  inclement,  the  event  was  postponed. 

The  weather  continued  to  be  very  disagreeable  until 
the  end  of  the  year,  in  consequence  of  which  Colonel  Gib 
son,  on  the  3  ist  of  December,  mustered  the  regiment  with 
the  Batteries  remaining  in  their  several  quarters. 

In  the  latter  part  of  1863,  a  weeding  out  of  men  not 
physically  strong  enough  to  perform  field  duty  was  inau 
gurated,  and  such  men  were  transferred  from  time  to  time 
to  a  body  of  troops  organized  by  the  government  to  do 
patrol  and  guard  duty  in  and  around  Washington,  which 
was  known  as  the  "Invalid,  or  Veteran  Reserve  Corps." 
Many  men  were  transferred  from  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  to  the  new  organization  during  1863-65. 

During  the  winter  of  1863-64,  considerable  new  blood 
was  infused  into  the  regiment,  by  the  addition  of  some 
more  competent  officers  and  able-bodied  young  men,  and 
the  rank  and  file  began  to  feel  and  realize  that  the  regiment 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  33 

was  quite  an  important  part  of  the  defenses  of  Washington. 

It  was  a  well  known  fact  that  the  President  had  great 
confidence  in  the  regiment  and  did  not  want  it  to  leave  the 
defenses,  although  many  officers  and  men  were  anxious  for 
duty  in  the  field  or  at  the  front,  and  quite  a  number  of  them 
commenced  to  agitate  the  matter,  evidently  as  a  more  cer 
tain  means  of  being  promoted ;  and  as  new  recruits  to  the 
regiment  came  in  such  great  numbers  during  the  winter 
months  that  there  were  enough  to  make  another  regiment— 
the  rolls  swelling  to  over  3600  men — some  extraordinary 
arrangements  were  required  to  be  made,  and  it  was  sug 
gested  to  form  another  regiment  from  the  surplus.  The 
right  was  granted  recruits  to  choose  the  regiment  to  which 
they  were  to  be  assigned,  thus  preventing  them  being  as 
signed  to  other  regiments  without  their  consent ;  so  the 
suggestion  of  another  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artil 
lery,  with  "Junior''  or  "No.  2"  added,  to  properly  desig 
nate  them,  was  urged  by  many  who  were  in  order  for  pro 
motion,  believing,  of  course,  officers  for  the  new  regiment 
would  be  taken  from  the  experienced  men,  commissioned 
and  non-commissioned,  of  the  old  regiment,  which  was 
verified  in  April. 

Colonel  Gibson  gave  offence  to  one  or  two  of  his  sub 
ordinate  officers  and  men,  whereupon  charges  were  pre 
ferred  against  him,  which  were  referred  to  a  Court  of  In 
quiry  for  adjudication. 

The  Court  of  Inquiry  in  the  case  of  Colonel  Gibson 
convened  on  the  25th  of  January.  1864,  and,  after  witnesses 
against  him  were  all  heard,  he  read  his  defense  thereto  on 
the  27th  of  the  same  month,  when  the  Court  adjourned  to 
meet  on  Wednesday,  March  2nd,  1864.  The  final  session 
was  held  on  the  7th  of  March,  when  the  Court  declared 
the  charges  unsustained. 

After  the  muster  out  of  Chaplain  Hassler  in  August, 
1863,  the  officers  and  men  of  the  regiment  desired  to  have 
another  Chaplain  appointed,  the  outcome  of  which  was  the 
selection  of  Rev.  Thomas  P.  Hunt,  who  was  mustered  as 
Chaplain  on  the  8th  of  February,  1864.  The  following 
letter,  written  by  Colonel  Gibson,  on  the  6th  of  November, 
1877,  will  best  describe  the  new  Chaplain: 


34  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

In  the  fall  of  1863  there  came  to  the  Headquarters  of  my  brigade  in  the 
Defences  of  Washington  a  stranger,  whose  aspect  and  demeanor  so  vividly 
impressed  me  that  I  shall  never  forget  the  moment.  It  was  the  Rev.  Thomas  P. 
Hunt,  to  make  an  official  report  for  duty  as  Chaplain  of  the  2d  Penna.  Heavy 
Artillery, — the  ii2th  in  the  consecutive  order  of  registration.  His  predecessor, 
Rev.  John  Hassler,  a  quiet,  unobtrusive,  good  man,  was  dissatisfied  with  the 
office,  in  which,  to  repeat  his  words,  "he  could  find  so  little  to  do,"  and  therefore 
conscientiously  resigned  it.  A  meeting  of  the  officers  was  held  to  nominate  his 
successor,  which  the  Governor  duly  confirmed.  All  that  I  knew  of  the  appointee 
was  through  the  officers,  and  this  only  in  their  assurance  that  I  would  be  pleased 
with  him.  But  when  I  first  saw  him  I  could  hardly  believe  that  there  was  not 
some  mistake.  Not  that  vigor  and  determination  were  lacking  in  the  expres 
sion  of  his  countenance,  whose  physiognomy  was  apostolical;  but  the  whiteness 
of  his  hair  and  flowing  beard,  and  apparently  feeble  body  created  misgivings  of 
his  ability  to  be  equal  to  the  activities  and  exposure  of  service  in  the  field.  The 
line  of  his  duties  extended  about  five  miles  from  Fort  Slemmer  on  the  West  to 
Fort  Jamison  upon  the  Eastern  Branch  in  the  vicinity  of  Bladensburgh. 

The  regiment  was  crude,  but  every  man  was  a  Pennsylvanian,  willing  to 
obey  and  ready  to  receive  instruction;  but  its  elements  were  heterogeneous. 
Lifted  from  the  reach  of  social  influence  and  civil  law,  and  not  yet  reduced  to 
subjectiveness  by  military  discipline,  there  were,  more  or  less,  acts  of  lawlessness 
induced  more  by  the  novelty  of  change  and  freedom  from  accustomed  restraints, 
than  by  inherent  disposition  to  do  wrong.  Here  was  an  urgent  demand  for  the 
right  kind  of  Chaplain;  one  of  tact,  common  sense  and  knowledge  of  human 
nature,  of  shrewdness,  quick  perception,  genial  sympathies,  consistency  and 
love  of  purpose;  for  when  men  are  massed  and  moved  by  arbitrary  will,  they  will 
soon  learn  to  read  character,  to  discuss  it  and  to  dissect  it.  They  distinguish 
their  superiors  by  unerring  conclusions,  and  for  the  reason  that  their  thoughts 
and  visions  are  irresistibly  directed  to  the  central  influence  of  their  welfare.  He 
believed  that  he  was  called  to  his  work;  that  in  accepting  this  appointment  he 
was  responding  to  God's  behest;  for  in  no  other  way,  said  he,  could  he  account 
fo'r  his  sudden  departure  from  the  resolve  in  obedience  to  the  wishes  of  his 
family,  not  to  take  the  field  again.  After  being  settled  in  office,  he  approached 
me  uoon  both  personal  and  official  relations.  First,  he  requested  to  be  called 
"Father  Hunt,"  as  heretofore  the  boys  had  been  accustomed  to  call  him;  and  then 
he  desired  an  understanding  between  us  of  our  distinctive  spheres  of  duty, 
which  he  defined  in  clear,  concise  words  which  could  not  be  misapprehended; 
to  which  I  gave  a  ready  assent,  with  gratification  that  he  knew  his  place  so 
well,  and  inferentially  the  duties  attending  it.  From  that  moment  began  a 
mutual  confidence  which  continued  unbroken  with  never  a  shadow  upon  it,  save 
that  which  was  cast  by  our  final  separation  from  official  relations.  He  com 
menced  with  the  Colonel  as  he  ought  to  have  done.  Not  many  days  afterwards 
as  I  was  about  to  mount  my  horse,  an  orderly  delivered  a  message — something 
irritating — for  my  words  were  emphasized  with  oaths.  Swearing  had  been  habitual 
with  me  for  more  than  thirty  years,  and  this  was  a  period  that  vastly  promoted  it. 
Father  Hunt,  unobserved,  was  near  by,  and  as  I  mounted  he  made  some  remark 
upon  the  matter  in  question,  and  then  added:  "But  what  is  the  use  of  swearing?" 
I  looked  him  straight  in  the  eye,  and  his  eye  was  fixed  on  mine.  His  look  was 
pleasant,  his  voice  soft,  there  was  nothing  indicative  of  reproof,  but  a  calm 
complacent  appeal  to  the  understanding.  I  continued  my  gaze  upon  him  perhaps 
half  a  minute,  but  my  thoughts  were  far  within  me;  then  I  said:  "There's  no  use! 
I'll  stop  it!"  and  added,  "But  the  habit  is  so  strong  that  I  fear  my  tongue 
may  sometimes  slip."  "Never  mind  that,"  he  said,  "but  hold  to  the  resolution." 
At  another  time  he  entered  my  quarters  chuckling  in  a  quizzical  way,  and 
exclaimed:  "What  do  you  think?  The  boys  want  to  know  what  can  have  hap 
pened  to  the  Colonel.  They  say  they  haven't  heard  him  swear  in  two  months." 
I  speak  of  this  to  illustrate  his  tact.  His  religious  sentiments  did  truly  generate 
his  fervid  patriotism,  and  conversely,  his  country's  cause  offered  a  new  field 
of  opportunity  which  sanctified  his  ministry.  His  haunts  were  alike  the  barracks, 
the  hospital  and  the  trenches.  Men  shoveled  with  more  alacrity  when  he  was 
about,  they  consociated  more  fraternally  in  their  quarters,  and  he  was  a  visible 
relief  to  the  languid  sufferer  on  the  sick  bed.  He  "could  be  all  things  to  all 
men."  Jocund  or  serious  as  the  occasion  prescribed.  Every  anecdote  was  made 
subservient  to  the  purpose  as  a  Biblical  text.  His  example  of  willing  devotion 
enhanced  by  the  veneration  of  years  was  a  potent  aid  to  his  instilling  powers. 
Youth  lent  freshness  to  age,  and  duty  kept  constant  watch  of  the  fleeting  hours. 
Tnere  was  no  moment  unimproved,  and  utility  was  the  spur  of  his  activity.  Even 
his  amusements  were  objective  and  his  curiosity  distilled  from  observation  some 
truth  to  be  sought.  Restless  in  inquiry,  his  philosophic  mind  clothed  his  re 
searches  with  thought  as  original  as  solid.  Evidently  the  man  of  such  parts 
must  die  with  the  harness  on.  What  wonder  then  the  regiment  became  a  model? 


REV.  THOMAS  P.   HUNT, 

Chaplain  1863-1866. 


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The  propensity  to  forage  wholly  disappeared  insomuch  that  gardens  intersected 
by  trenches  and  common  passways  were  in  undisturbed  security  without  guard 
or  patrol.  Drunkenness  was  a  rare  occurrence.  Passes  freely  given  were  seldom 
violated;  and  the  officers  abstained  altogether  from  the  exercise  of  arbitrary 
punishment.  Justice  demands  the  admission  that  all  this  was  brought  about  largely 
by  the  influence  of  its  Chaplain  in  supporting  and  impressing  corrective  orders. 
His  pulpit  was  improvised  of  anything  he  could  stand  upon,  and  the  place  was 
anywhere  of  convenient  assemblage.  He  preached  in  the  open  air  with  his  hat 
on,  as  often  as  under  the  shelter  of  a  roof,  and  always  in  the  appropriate 
manner  and  practical  direction  to  do  the  most  good.  It  was  his  intention  to 
have  a  chapel  built,  but  before  the  arrangements  could  be  completed  the  regi 
ment  was  moved  to  another  part  of  the  defences  across  the  Potomac.  But  not 
in  the  preacher  did  the  works  of  the  Chaplain  most  abound.  The  volunteer 
looks  back  to  his  home  whether  as  sentinel  on  the  night  watch  or  on  the  weary 
march,  or  engaged  in  the  detail  of  garrison  life.  His  domestic  interests,  ever 
dear  to  him,  hang  upon  his  thoughts,  and  he  cherishes  them  the  more  tenderly, 
and  desires  to  return  to  them  the  more  eagerly,  because  his  absence  is  temporary, 
and  his  pursuit,  so  opposed  to  his  habits,  is  not  professional,  but  an  enforced 
duty.  Here  the  confident  adviser  finds  intimate  use  and  need  of  his  office  to 
inspirit  and  encourage  the  despondent;  for  the  soldier  needs  heart  in  his  duty 
as  well  as  pluck  to  perform  it.  For  this  our  Chaplain  was  abundantly  fitted 
by  his  extended  experience,  observation  and  profound  study  of  the  human  heart. 
His  power  of  facile  adaptation  to  any  situation,  his  quick  perception  of  require 
ments,  together  with  the  advantages  derived  from  previous  service  of  three 
months  at  the  outset  of  the  Rebellion,  enabled  him  to  accept  the  responsibilities 
of  his  office  in  the  confidence  of  helping  the  cause.  "I  can  promote  it,  though 
I  may  not  fight,"  he  said;  promote  it  by  infusing  the  soldier  with  his  own  spirit, 
elevating  sense  of  duty,  strengthening  resolution  and  animating  courage;  all 
of  which  makes  men  more  manly,  and  without  doubt  when  they  turned  over 
their  arms  and  resumed  their  wonted  places  and  work  as  civilians,  they  were 
better  men  for  these  lessons  of  discipline  in  the  field,  and  few  who  understand  it 
will  fail  to  yield  the  grateful  acknowledgment  of  due  credit  to  the  Chap 
lain.  *  *  * 

And  now  approaches  the  moment  when  I  must  speak  of  relinquishing  the 
charge  of  the  regiment,  which,  God  be  my  witness,  I  tried  to  keep  well,  and  of 
which  I  can  truly  say  nothing  in  the  experiences  of  my  profession  gave  me 
greater  interest,  or  more  painful  pleasure  to  put  away.  Father  Hunt  knows 
all  about  it.  In  addition,  a  more  selfish  sorrow  aggravated  this  regret,  the  loss  of 
the  companionship  of  one  whom  I  had  learned  to  respect  and  to  love,  to  lean 
upon  as  a  pillar  of  wisdom.  *  *  I  parted  finally  with  Father  Hunt,  July  20, 
1864, — if  that  can  be  called  parting  which  separates  the  body  but  leaves  the 
spirit  distinct  in  Faith's  perpetual  relief,  and  the  drapery  of  his  works. 

One  quiet  sunny  Sabbath  we  walked  over  to  Fort  Saratoga  to  attend  divine 
service.  The  text  of  his  discourse  was  then  prophetic  of  the  fulfillment  of  his 
life:  "Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord;  from  henceforth,  saith  the 
Spirit.  Yea,  that  they  may  rest  from  their  labors  and  their  works  do  'follow 
them." 

A.    A.    GIBSON, 
rryeburg,  Me.,  November  6,   1877. 

Chaplain  Hunt's  description  of  Colonel  Gibson  follows : 

After  remaining  at  home  with  the  intention  of  resting  in  my  old  days,  I 
was  again  and  again  invited  to  act  as  Chaplain  by  several  regiments.  Among  these 
applications  was  one  from  the  zd  Penna.  Heavy  Artillery  (usth).  I  knew  but 
one  officer  in  it,  but  there  was  something  so  frank  and  gentlemanly  in  the 
Colonel's  (A.  A.  Gibson's)  letter  to  me,  that  I  determined  to  accept  the  position. 
To  my  amazement  I  learned  that  the  Colonel,  of  all  men  in  the  army,  had  the 
least  confidence  in  chaplains,  and  that  I  must  expect  rough  times  with  him.  But 
I  knew  that  if  I  did  my  duty  he  would  not  injure  me.  So  I  determined  to  go  on. 
Arriving  at  Fort  Bunker  Hill,  or  the  defences  of  Washington,  I  found  the  Colonel 
absent.  He  had  left  a  note  politely  inviting  me  to  make  his  headquarters  my 
home  until  other  arrangements  could  be  made  for  me.  He  returned  in  the 
afternoon  and  received  me  cordially.  But  he  had  formed  some  habits  too  common 
r  West  Pointers,  and  I  saw  at  once  that  they  would  cause  us  trouble.  When 
-.ve  retired  to  his  private  room,  he  expressed  his  gratification  at  my  acceptance  of 
the  chaplaincy.  I  told  him  I  was  not  mustered  in  yet,  and  did  not  intend  to  be 
:ss  we  could  understand  each  other,  so  as  to  render  our  intercourse  mutually 
agreeable.  I  wished  to  know  what  he  expected  of  me  as  a  gentleman  and  an 


36  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

officer.  He  fairly  and  frankly  gave  me  his  views.  I  told  him  I  thought  I  could 
comply  with  them,  but  he  should  know  what  I  expected  of  him.  I  expected  to 
be  treated  in  all  respects  as  a  gentleman  and  Christian,  and  to  be  sustained  in 
all  my  official  efforts  to  repress  immorality  and  to  enforce  the  rules  of  morals 
in  the  army.  He  said  my  position  was  a  reasonable  one,  and  we  would  have 
no  difficulty  on  that  subject.  I  then  asked  him  if  he  thought  it  would  be  treating 
me  as  a  gentleman  and  Christian  to  repeat  such  conversation  in  my  presence  as 
I  had  heard  from  him  that  afternoon.  Would  I  be  doing  my  duty  to  suffer  it? 
If  not  abandoned,  did  not  my  duty  require  that  I  should  report  it  to  the  Adju 
tant  General  ?  I  intended  to  do  my  duty.  He  said  he  had  met  a  Chaplain  with 
my  views,  but  he  approved  of  them  and  would  try  to  co-operate  with  me  and 
would  correct  his  own  habits  so  as  to  give  me  no  pain.  I  told  him  that  I  had 
no  doubt  of  his  sincerity  in  saying  so,  but  how  could  he  hope  to  succeed  while 
his  nature  was  unchanged?  He  must  be  converted;  born  again,  before  he  could 
cease  to  do  evil.  This  led  to  a  long  conversation  that  lasted  till  after  midnight. 
The  result  was  one  of  the  most  pleasant  things  that  has  ever  fallen  to  my  lot. 
The  warmest  and  most  sincere  friend  I  have  is  this  Colonel,  and  I  have  great 
faith  in  the  expectation  that  our  friendship  will  be  perpetual,  reaching  into  that 
unending  joy  and  love  that  makes  the  name  of  Jesus,  who  saves  from  sin,  not 
only  precious  now  but  glorious  forever.  I  would  love  to  record  the  letters 
I  receive  from  him  if  I  could  do  it  without  seeming  impropriety.  I  hesitated  to 
write  what  I  have  already  written  about  him,  but  hope  I  have  not  invaded  the 
domains  of  strict  delicacy  in  doing  so. 

Honorable  Andrew  G.  Curtain,  Governor  of  Pennsyl 
vania  visited  and  reviewed  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  on  the  loth  of  February,  1864,  his  presence  and 
remarks  made  to  the  officers  and  men  were  received  with 
great  satisfaction  and  rejoicing,  and  on  the  I2th  of  Feb 
ruary,  another  review  and  brigade  drill  of  the  regiment  (the 
regiment  then  composed  a  brigade)  was  witnessed  by  the 
Governor  in  a  large  pasture  field  near  the  Magruder  Man 
sion.  Among  other  remarks  made  on  this  occasion,  Gover 
nor  Curtin  said : 

"So  far  as  I  know  of  military  manoeuvering,  and  what  I  to-day 
witnessed,  I  am  proud  to  say  Pennsylvania  has  furnished  a  regiment  of 
men  to  the  United  States  that  will  compare  with  any  other  such  organi 
zation  on  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  I  congratulate  you,  officers  and  men 
of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  being  that  regiment; 
and  I  feel  confident  your  record  will  be  equally  maintained  in  battling 
with  the  enemy  should  opportunity  present  itself  to  test  your  fighting 
qualities." 

Among  the  officers  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  were  many  young  and  talented  men.  Some  of 
the  brightest  of  these  were  assigned  to  the  different  staff 
duties  requisite  at  the  various  headquarters.  One  of  these 
was  Lieut.  Edward  S.  Colwell,  of  Battery  L,  who  for  some 
time  had  been  on  duty  at  Col.  Haskins'  headquarters  in 
Washington.  He  was  mounting  his  horse  on  March  7, 
1864,  preoaratory  to  taking  some  part  in  a  movement  of 


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the  day,  when  his  horse  reared  and  threw  him,  and  as  he 
fell  he  struck  his  head  against  the  curbstone.  He  died  the 
next  day.  This  was  the  first  violent  death  in  the  regiment, 
and  it  made  a  deep  impression  upon  the  men,  who  felt  it 
as  a  personal  loss  to  themselves,  especially  those  who  formed 
his  comradeship  at  Fort  Delaware,  which  had  grown  into 
a  warm  friendship. 

As  illustrating  the  feeling  at  the  time,  the  action  of  the 
officers  of  the  regiment  in  regard  to  his  death  will  be  the 
best  shown  in  the  following: 

"Headquarters   ist  Brig.   Haskins'  Dis.,  22d  A.   C.,   Fort  Bunker  Hill,  D.   C. 

March  9,    1864. 
ORDERS. 

It  becomes  our  painful  duty  to  announce  the  death  of  a  comrade  and  fellow 
soldier,  .First  Lieutenant  Edward  S.  Colwell.  He  died  at  three  o'clock  last 
evening  from  injuries  received  by  a  fall  from  his  horse  in  Washington  the  day 
previous. 

Lieutenant  Colwell  entered  the  service  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Captain  Paul 
T.  Jones'  Independent  Battery,  at  Fort  Delaware,  in  December,  1861;  he  joined 
the  regiment  by  the  transfer  of  that  battery  in  November,  1862;  was  soon  after 
made  First  Lieutenant,  and  early  last  summer  was  appointed  to  the  staff  of 
the  Division  Commander.  His  military  career  was  distinguished  for  the  uniform 
blending  of  courtesy  with  devotion,  cheerful  promptitude  with  industry,  quick 
perception  with  sound  judgment.  To  those  who  knew  him  his  best  eulogy  is  the 
impression  which  he  left  upon  their  hearts;  to  those  who  do  not,  it  is  not  in 
words  to  convey  the  beauty  and  worth  of  his  character,  and  the  bright  promise 
of  his  usefulness  so  suddenly  closed.  By  this  melancholy  event  his  friends  and 
the  regiment  sustain  a  loss  that  is  measured  only  by  the  sorrow  which  it  creates. 
Honor  the  memory  of  the  Christian  soldier,  faithful  to  his  country  and  his  God. 

II.  All    duty,    not    necessary    to    discipline,    is    suspended    in    the    Brigade    for 
the  day,   and  the  flag  will  be   at   half-mast  until   sunset. 

III.  The    officers    of    the    Second    Pennsylvania    Artillery    are    respectfully    in 
vited    to    meet    at    headquarters    at    10.30    o'clock    this    morning    for    measures    of 
respect   to   the    deceased. 

By  Command  of  Col.  A.  A.  GIBSON,  U.   S.   A. 

(Signed)  BENJ.     F.    WINGER, 

Lieut.  A.   A.   A.   Genl. 

The  following  is  from  the  proceedings  of  a  meeting  of 
the  officers  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Artillery,  assem 
bled  at  Regimental  Headquarters,  Fort  Bunker  Hill,  D.  C., 
March  9,  1864,  in  pursuance  of  Col.  Gibson's  orders  of 
that  date : 

"On  motion,  the  Rev.  Thomas  P.  Hunt,  Chaplain,  took  the  chair,  and  Lieut. 
Thos.  K.  Mumford  was  appointed  Secretary.  On  motion,  Major  Thomas  Wilhelm, 
Captain  Edward  Rowand  and  Lieut.  J.  Norris  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
prepare  resolutions  expressive  of  the  regret  felt  in  the  loss  sustained  by  the  death 
of  Lieut.  Edward  S.  Colwell,  a  brother  officer;  which  were  presented  and  adopted 
unanimously  as  follows: 

Resolved,  The  remarks  that  'Heaven  loves  to  gather  to  itself  the  lovely,'  is 
seldom  more  forcibly  brought  to  mind  than  in  the  sudden  and  unexpected  removal 
of  Lieutenant  Edward  S.  Colwell  from  friends  mortal  to  join  friends  immortal 
in  the  light  and  love  of  eternity.  If,  in  the  light  of  Him  who  searches  the  heart, 
Lieutenant  Colwell  ever  lacked  one  thing  that  thing  was  supplied  by  Him  who 
giveth  liberally  to  the  needy.  In  the  eyes  of  men  he  represented  a  character  in 
which  there  was  nothing  wanting.  In  him  was  daily  seen  progression  from 


38  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

strength  to  strength  and  a  cultivation  and  exhibition  of  love  to  truth  for  truth's 
sake  and  devotion  to  every  duty  from  a  love  of  duty,  and  a  regard  to  the  rights 
of  all  from  a  love  of  right;  so  that  he  joyfully,  faithfully,  wisely,  winningly  ren 
dered  to  Caesar  the  things  that  were  Caesar's,  and  to  God  the  things  that  were 
God's. 

Resolved,  That  on  hearing  of  the  death  of  our  deceased  friend  and  comrade, 
and  since  that  time,  we  can  and  do  truly  express  our  feelings  in  the  words  of 
Montgomery: 

'Our  hearts  grew  cold,   they   felt  not  then, 
When   shall   they   cease   to    feel   again?' 

Our  consolation  must  be  found  in  resignation  to  God,  and  our  profit  in  emu 
lating  and  in  remembering  the  virtues  of  our  friend. 

Resolved,  That  our  sympathies  be  extended  to  the  parents  and  family  of  the 
deceased,  with  the  assurance  that  while  we  mourn  with  them  their  loss,  we  also 
rejoice  with  them  in  the  privilege  of  mourning  over  one  worthy  of  those  tears 
and  sighs  that  know  no  regret  or  shame. 

Resolved,  That  we  wear  the  usual  badge  of  mourning  thirty  days. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  furnished  to  the  family  of  the 
deceased,  and  that  these  proceedings  be  published  in  the  'Philadelphia  Inquirer' 
and  'National  Intelligencer.' 

THOMAS  P.   HUNT, 
Chaplain  2d  Artillery,  P.  V.,  Presiding." 

In  the  spring  of  1864,  General  Grant,  who  was  then 
in  command  of  the  Armies  of  the  United  States,  began 
reorganizing  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  preparatory  to 
a  march  on  the  Confederate  capital,  and,  to  give  better  as 
surance  of  success  to  his  plan,  he  began  drawing  on  the 
Defences  of  Washington  for  seasoned  and  drilled  troops, 
replacing  them  with  others  just  recruited. 

President  Lincoln  insisted  on  the  old  troops  being  left 
for  the  defence  of  Washington,  but  Gen.  Grant  assured 
him  that  the  best  way  to  protect  Washington  was  to  send 
these  old  troops  towards  Richmond.  The  prestige  Gen. 
Grant  had  gained  in  the  West  made  his  opinion  as  a  mili 
tary  man  of  great  weight  with  President  Lincoln  and 
finally  prevailed. 

Lieutenant  Winger,  A.  A.  Gen.,  held  a  review  of  the 
brigade  (Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery)  with 
some  other  troops,  on  the  iQth  of  March,  near  the  Magru- 
der  mansion,  and  on  the  2ist  inst.  Major  Morrell  made 
his  appearance  again,  paying  the  regiment  for  three  months' 
services. 

Rumors  of  marching  orders  were  mentioned  on  the 
24th  of  March,  and  on  the  following  day  orders  were  issued 
to  the  Captains  of  the  respective  Batteries  to  cook  one  day's 
rations  and  be  prepared  to  march  at  ten  o'clock  the  next 
morning. 

On  the  26th  of  March  the  regiment  packed  knap 
sacks  and  marched  to  Forts  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy,  just 


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across  the  Potomac,  at  Chain  Bridge,  on  the  Virginia  side, 
where  it  relieved  the  4th  N.  Y.  Heavy  Artillery,  which 
went  to  join  Grant.  The  mud  and  slush  were  ankle  deep, 
the  atmosphere  very  depressing-,  and  consequently  many 
fell  by  the  wayside,  unable  to  keep  up  the  pace  of  the 
marching,  which  was  very  fast  for  troops  unacquainted 
with  marching  under  heavy  marching  orders. 

All  the  Batteries,  except  B,  C  and  M,  were  assigned 
to  garrison  duty  in  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  while  those  Bat 
teries  designated  were  assigned  to  Fort  Marcy. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  then 
the  First  Brigade  of  DeRussey's  Division,  Twenty-second 
Army  Corps,  and  Colonel  Gibson  continued  to  be  the  com 
mander  of  the  Brigade. 

While  at  these  forts,  many  incidents  occurred,  among 
which  was  an  attempted  midnight  attack  on  May  3  by 
Moseby  and  White  of  the  Confederate  army.  The  picket 
firing  commenced  about  twelve  o'clock,  and  the  bugles 
sounded  "fall  in''  shortly  after.  In  five  minutes  after  the 
bugle  call  was  sounded,  Batteries  G  and  D  were  inside  Fort 
Ethan  Allen  and  C  at  Fort  Marcy,  ready  to  man  the  guns. 
The  other  Batteries  soon  followed  the  advance,  and  Col 
onel  Gibson,  in  complimenting  the  men  while  in  the  forts, 
stated  that  every  Battery  was  inside  the  forts  and  ready 
for  action  in  less  than  ten  minutes  after  the  picket  firing 
commenced.  It  is  true  many  entered  the  fort  half  dressed, 
the  writer  himself  carrying  his  blouse,  shoes  and  stock 
ings  in  his  hands.  The  only  thing  objectionable  to  the 
manner  in  which  the  boys  entered  Fort  Ethan  Allen  was 
the  hurrah  way  in  which  it  was  done,  and  Colonel  Gibson 
called  attention  to  the  fact,  but  added : 

"It  filled  me  with  joy  to  see  the  eagerness,  promptness  and  cheer 
fulness  displayed  by  my  command  to  meet  the  enemy,  and  it  will  in 
spire  in  me  the  fullest  confidence  that  you  will  do  your  full  duty  with 
credit  whenever  the  opportunity  presents  itself." 

Immediately  after  the  picket  firing  ceased,  a  detail 
was  sent  out  from  each  fort  to  ascertain  the  cause  thereof, 
with  the  result  that  a  body  of  cavalry  was  seen  approach 
ing  and  refused  to  halt  at  command  of  the  videttes,  and, 


40  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

until  the  cheering  heard  from  the  forts,  continued  to  ad 
vance,  driving  the  pickets  in  for  some  distance,  but  wheeled 
and  fled  as  soon  as  they  heard  the  cheering. 

After  daylight,  about  TOO  men,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Philip  Newkumet,  of  Battery  C,  were  sent  out  to 
scour  the  country  thereabouts,  with  the  result  that  two 
men  and  a  woman  were  brought  in  under  guard  and 
searched.  The  men  were  found  to  be  wearing  three  suits  of 
clothes  each — farmer,  Confederate  and  U.  S.  navy— and 
were  sent  under  guard  to  Washington.  The  bodies  of  two 
other  men,  killed  by  the  picket  fire,  were  brought  in,  and 
were  found  to  be  dressed  in  garb  similar  to  those  two  who 
were  captured. 

A  few  nights  after  the  above  occurrence,  the  vidette 
from  picket  post  No.  5,  on  the  Leesburg  Turnpike,  was 
wounded  in  the  foot  and  ear  by  bushwhackers.  Sergeant 
Gramlich,  of  Battery  B,  was  relieving  post  No.  4  about 
9  o'clock,  when  he  saw  the  flash  of  a  musket  in  the  woods 
in  front  of  Post  No.  5,  and  then  the  flash  of  the  rifle  of 
No.  5  vidette.  He  cried  out:  "Cease  firing!  Lay  down!" 
and  hastened  to  No.  5  post,  about  fifty  feet  distant,  where 
he  ascertained  the  picket  had  been  wounded  with  buckshot. 
Sending  the  wounded  picket  to  the  fort,  under  escort  of 
Corporal  John  Super,  of  Battery  C,  to  report  the  firing, 
Sergeant  Gramlich  hurriedly  gathered  sixteen  of  his  pickets 
and  scoured  the  woods,  arresting  an  old  man  and  a  boy 
near  Little  Bethel  Church,  but  they  were  released  by  Col 
onel  Gibson  after  questioning  them,  they  proving  their 
innocence  by  an  alibi.  Lieutenant  Barber  of  Battery  M, 
with  fifty  men,  a  Sergeant  and  a  Corporal  were  sent  out 
from  Fort  Marcy  to  scour  the  country,  but  accomplished 
nothing;  thus  the  incident  was  ever  after  referred  to  as 
"the  turnpike  mystery,"  and  gave  rise  to  many  debates  as 
to  "who  shot  No.  5  ?" 

Soon  after  occupying  Forts  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy, 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  drilled  in 
heavy  marching  order  daily,  and  then,  with  knapsack,  haver 
sack  and  forty  rounds  of  ammunition  to  carry,  the  men 
began  to  realize  the  true  requisites  of  active  soldier  life. 
However,  very  little,  if  any,  complaining  could  be  heard 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  41 

among  the  men,  they  evidently  realizing  its  necessity,  and 
the  regiment  soon  thereafter  realized  the  benefits  derived 
therefrom. 

The  regiment  having  become  numerically  too  large  to 
constitute  a  single  regiment,  the  War  Department,  on  the 
i8th  of  April,  1864,  issued  an  order  to  organize  the  sur 
plus  into  a  separate  regiment,  which  was  done  under  Spe 
cial  Orders  No.  153,  on  the  2Oth  of  April,  1864,  and  the 
new  regiment,  composed  mostly  of  new  recruits,  was 
known  as  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery,  officers  for  which  were  supplied  by  promotions 
of  commissioned  and  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  Sec 
ond  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery. 

This  new  regiment  lay  in  camp  near  Fort  Ethan  Allen 
until  the  26th  of  April,  when  it  marched  to  Alexandria, 
Va.,  and  was  soon  thereafter  attached  to  the  Ninth  Army 
Corps. 

Prior  to  the  Provisional  Regiment  leaving.  Colonel 
Gibson  paraded  the  old  regiment  and  had  it  escort  its  off 
spring  about  two  miles  on  its  march  to  Alexandria;  then, 
with  open  ranks,  gave  it  a  parting  salute,  with  "Present 
arms!"  as  it  passed  through. 

There  was  never  a  promotion  in  military  life  that 
some  one  does  not  feel  hurt,  and  the  organization  of  the 
Provisional  Regiment  was  no  exception  to  the  rule.  A 
great  deal  of  power  naturally  fell  into  Colonel  Gibson's 
hands  in  the  selection  of  new  officers,  and  many  of  the  old 
officers  were  sorely  vexed  and  disappointed  at  not  being 
considered  in  the  appointment  of  officers  for  the  new  regi 
ment.  Partiality  was  openly  charged  and  fully  discussed 
in  all  quarters.  The  feeling  of  dissatisfaction  was  so  acute 
that  many  officers  did  not  speak  to  the  Colonel  or  go  to  his 
headquarters  for  some  time  except  as  duty  or  military  eti 
quette  required.  This  feeling  continued  to  grow  until  the 
old  regiment  was  also  ordered  to  join  Grant,  at  the  front. 

The  dissatisfaction  in  the  old  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  was  openly  recognized  by  Colonel  Gib 
son  in  an  appeal  for  good  feeling  on  the  part  of  all  that  he 
made  one  clay  on  dress  parade  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  just 


42  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

before  the  regiment  left  the  Defences  of  Washington  and 
embarked  for  the  front. 

On  the  1 6th  day  of  May,  1864,  Colonel  Gibson  re 
ceived  orders  to  he  ready  to  move  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  at  short  notice,  and  on  the  follow 
ing  day,  about  4  o'clock  P.  M.,  Batteries  A,  G,  H  and  I  fell 
in  and  marched  to  Fort  Whipple,  about  five  miles  farther 
down  the  Potomac  river,  where  the  command  was  split 
up  and  garrisons  were  sent  to  Forts  Smith,  Bennett,  Strong, 
Corcoran,  Morton,  Cass,  Scott,  Albany,  Jackson,  McPher- 
son,  Morton,  and  one  or  two  others,  relieving  troops  there 
in,  that  they  might  join  Grant's  army  at  the  front.  The 
several  details  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
at  these  forts  were  daily  engaged  in  drilling  other  troops, 
among  them  being  the  i64th  Ohio  Volunteers. 

On  the  23d  of  May,  1864,  Colonel  Gibson  removed  his 
headquarters  from  Fort  Ethan  Allen  to  Fort  Corcoran, 
leaving  Forts  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy  under  command  of 
Major  Anderson,  who  continued  the  daily  drills  commenced 
by  the  Colonel. 

Orders  were  received  at  five  o'clock  A.  M.  on  the 
25th  of  May,  1864,  to  cook  five  days'  extra  rations,  and 
be  prepared  to  march  at  12  o'clock  noon.  Other  troops  not 
being  sent  to  relieve  the  regiment,  the  orders  were  not 
fully  executed,  but  were  repeated  on  the  27th  of  the  same 
month,  when  the  whole  of  Colonel  Gibson's  regiment  was 
relieved  by  a  battalion  of  "100  days'  men"  from  Ohio, 
and  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.  the  regiment  marched  to  Washing 
ton,  by  way  of  Fort  Whipple  and  the  Aquaduct  bridge, 
the  several  detachments  at  the  forts  before  mentioned  fall 
ing  in  line  as  the  regiment  reached  them. 

The  regiment  passed  in  review  at  the  Executive  Man 
sion,  or  White  House,  as  it  is  better  known,  President  Lin 
coln  and  Secretary  Stanton  being  of  the  reviewing  party. 

Passing  down  Pennsylvania  Avenue  to  Sixth  Street, 
thence  to  the  Potomac  river,  the  regiment  embarked  on  four 
transports — "Northerner,"  "Wawassett,"  "Young  Amer 
ica"  and  "Ocean  Wave" — at  noon.  The  "Northerner"  be 
ing  much  the  larger  boat,  and  the  fastest,  had  the  field  and 
staff  officers  on  board,  in  addition  to  four  batteries  of  the 


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regiment,  the  balance  thereof  being  about  equally  divided 
among  the  other  three  boats.  The  crowding  on  the  boats 
was  rather  uncomfortable,  and,  to  many,  they  were  con 
sidered  "hazardous  tubs  to  be  upon." 

However,  the  boats  left  port  about  2  o'clock  P.  M.  that 
same  day,  and  proceeded  down  the  Potomac  river,  thence 
up  the  Rappahanock,  nothing  special  transpiring  until  just 
before  daylight  the  next  morning,  May  28th,  after  entering 
the  last  mentioned  river,  when  the  "Northerner"  and  the 
"Wawassett"  began  to  race.  After  proceeding  thus  for 
about  a  mile,  the  machinery  of  the  last  named  boat  broke 
down,  and  the  "Northerner"  took  it  in  tow,  but  when  oppo 
site  Tappahannock  station,  about  thirty  miles  below  Port 
Royal,  the  "Northerner"  ran  fast  aground  on  a  shoal. 
While  in  that  position,  a  Confederate  battery  of  six  guns 
took  position  on  the  hill  back  of  Tappahannock  station,  and 
was,  apparently,  preparing  to  fire  on  the  grounded  boat,  but 
just  at  this  critical  moment  the  U.  S.  gunboat  "Georgia" 
hove  in  sight  and,  firing  two  shots  in  rapid  succession,  dis 
abled  two  of  the  enemy's  guns,  killed  three  or  four  horses, 
and  put  the  enemy  to  flight  ere  they  could  fire  a  single  shot. 

After  the  Confederates  retreated,  the  "Georgia"  went 
alongside  the  stranded  boat  and  many  of  the  men  thereon 
were  transferred  to  the  decks  of  the  gunboat,  thus  permit 
ting  the  transport  to  again  float. 

In  transferring  the  men  from  the  transport  to  the 
gunboat,  the  guard  of  the  former  became  caught  under 
that  of  the  latter,  and  when  released  it  caused  the  "Georgia" 
to  lurch,  one  or  two  men  sliding  off  the  deck  as  the  lurch 
took  place,  one  of  whom  was  slightly  hurt,  the  other  receiv 
ing  a  ducking  only  The  rocking  of  the  gunboat  con 
tinued  until  Port  Royal  was  reached,  where  the  regiment 
disembarked,  at  four  o'clock  that  afternoon,  May  28,  1864. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Krips,  wife  of  William  H.  Krips, 
Battery  C,  was  with  the  regiment  in  the  fortifications 
around  Washington  in  the  capacity  of  laundress,  as  were 
some  three  or  four  other  women,  but  when  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Artillery  left  for  the  front,  Airs.  Krips,  im 
bued  with  a  desire  to  continue  in  the  work  of  aiding  the 
cause  in  some  capacity,  applied  for  and  received  an  appoint- 


44  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

ment  as  nurse,  and  continued  as  such  until  the  close  of 
the  war.     The  following  is  her  experience : 

Philadelphia,    December    2,    1903. 

MR.  WARD:  On  the  loth  of  December,  1863,  I  left  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  to  join  my  husband,  William  H.  Krips,  a  member  of  Battery  C, 
2nd  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  (ii2th  Regiment  Pa.  Vols.),  then 
stationed  at  Fort  Thayer,  Defences  of  Washington. 

By  permission  of  Colonel  Gibson  and  Lieutenant  Higgins,  I  was 
installed  as  laundress  for  Battery  C,  and  in  that  capacity  was  with 
the  regiment  eight  months. 

W'hile  with  the  regiment  I  enjoyed  perfect  respect  from  all  the 
men,  except  on  one  occasion  at  Fort  Thayer,  when,  after  the  regiment 
had  been  paid,  in  January,  1864,  a  member  of  Battery  C,  under  the 
influence  of  liquor,  came  to  Mrs.  Well's  cabin,  where  I  was  visiting, 
and  acted  very  rude.  He  was  put  out  by  my  husband  and  Mr.  Wells, 
when  he  drew  a  knife  to  stab  them.  He  was  arrested  by  the  guard 
after  trying  to  hide  in  some  bushes,  and  later  was  court-martialed 
and  sentenced  to  three  months  with  ball  and  chain. 

Shortly  after  that  the  regiment  went  to  Fort  Ethan  Allen  and 
Fort  Marcy,  across  the  chain  bridge.  With  my  chattels  I  went  in  a 
government  wagon,  and  the  boys  secured  for  me  a  nice  log  cabin,  just 
outside  the  fort,  on  top  of  a  hill  and  about  a  half  mile  from  the  Poto 
mac  river,  on  the  Leesburg  pike.  Batteries  B,  C  and  M  occupied 
Fort  Marcy,  under  command  of  Major  Anderson.  I  had  charge  of 
the  officers'  table  for  about  two  months,  when  Mrs.  Baker,  wife  of 
Corporal  Baker,  and  their  daughter,  took  charge  of  the  mess.  I  then 
had  the  clothes  of  94  men  to  look  after. 

Mr.  Krips  was  detailed  as  detective  in  General  Augur's  depart 
ment.  During  his  absence  a  colored  woman  came  to  my  cabin  one 
night  and  said  she  saw  "Massa  Moseby  riding  up  the  creek  on  his 
horse,"  and  on  investigation  it  was  found  to  be  true  that  he  was  so 
reconoitering.  Pickets  were  stationed  at  the  creek  thereafter. 

A  short  time  later  one  of  Battery  C's  men  was  shot  in  the  big  toe 
by  one  of  Moseby's  men.  He  was  the  first  man  in  the  regiment  shot 
by  the  enemy. 

One  morning  in  April,  when  the  pickets  returned  to  the  fort  and 
fired  their  rifles  off  at  a  target,  as  was  the  custom,  Corporal  Hill  per 
mitted  me  to  fire  his  musket.  The  target  was  an  old  tin  coffee  pot 
placed  on  a  stump  one  hundred  yards  distant.  I  hit  it  square  in  the 
centre,  and  the  boys  cheered  me  as  an  "Amizonian." 

When  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  front  all  the  women  were 
ordered  home,  except  me.  Major  Anderson  said  if  I  wanted  to  go 
to  the  front  with  the  regiment  I  could  do  so.  Papers  were  made  out 
to  send  to  General  Augur  for  my  transportation,  but  I  changed  my 
mind,  and  turned  my  attention  to  the  great  need  of  help  in  the  hos 
pitals. 

It  was  a  sad  day  to  me  when  I  waved  good-bye  to  the  boys,  and, 
alas  !  for  the  last  time  to  many  of  them,  for  they  never  came  back ; 
and  I  shall  never  forget  the  27th  day  of  May,  1864,  as  a  very  sad 
event,  though  I  entertain  pleasant  recollections  of  my  services  in  the 
defences  of  Washington. 


MRS.   SUSANNAH  KRIPS, 
Army  Nurse. 


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After  the  regiment  left  for  the  front  I  went  to  Capitol  Hill  Hos 
pital,  in  Washington,  where  I  served  a  short  time  as  nurse,  and  was 
then  transferred  to  Jarvis  Hospital,  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  later  to 
Slough  General  Hospital,  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  where  I  remained  until 
the  war  was  over,  and'  the  hospitals  were  being  closed  and  the  men 
transferred  to  other  hospitals  in  the  Northern  States,  near  where 
were  their  homes. 

I  now  look  back  to  my  army  life  and  career  of  over  two  years 
with  great  pleasure,  and  thank  God  I  was  able  to  fight  disease  and 
wounds  and  save  many  lives  of  our  brave  boys  who  fought  and 
suffered  to  save  the  glorious  flag  and  country  we  now  adore  and  enjoy. 

Yours  for  'Old  Glory,' 

MRS.  SUSANNAH  KRIPS, 
Sr.  Vicc-Prcs.  Army  Nurses  of  Civil  War. 

Prior  to  leaving  Washington,  many  officers  and  men 
of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  were  detailed 
to  remain  and  drill  the  fresh  troops  garrisoning  the  fortifi 
cations  ;  a  few  officers  also  remained  to  finish  up  work 
assigned  them.  Among  the  latter  was  Surgeon  Griswold 
and  Quartermaster  William  H.  Melcher,  both  of  whom, 
however,  rejoined  the  regiment  on  its  arrival  at  Cold  Har 
bor  a  week  later,  reaching  there  via  White  House  Landing. 

Lieutenant  Thomas  Porterfield,  replying  to  the  toast : 
"The  Defences  of  Washington,"  at  the  reunion  of  the  Sec 
ond  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  held  at  Watson- 
town,  Pa.,  in  1893,  said: 

"Comrades,  let  me  assure  you  that  I  utter  no  mere  words  of 
formality  when  I  say  to  you  that  I  am  glad  to  be  with  you  once 
again.  I  look  forward  to  these  reunions  in  anticipation  of  a  great 
deal  of  pleasure,  and  number  them  amongst  the  most  happpy  hours 
of  my  life. 

Assembled  here  to-day,  memory  apparently  losing  its  hold  upon 
the  present,  turns  back  and  paints  in  tints  of  youthful  remembrance 
events  that  have  long  since  passed  and  gone.  There  comes  back  to 
us  the  camp,  the  march,  the  fray,  and  the  dreadful  battle,  where  so 
many  of  our  comrades  fell ;  what  fond  memories  cluster  around  these 
old  familiar  names  of  Forts  Lincoln,  Thayer,  Saratoga,  Bunker  Hill, 
Totten,  Massachusetts,  Marcy  and  Ethan  Allen.  There  we  first 
formed  these  ties  of  comradeship  which  bind  us  together,  and  bring 
many  of  you  from  far  distant  homes  to  renew  these  old  memories, 
and  to  pledge  ourselves  anew  to  keep  them  ever  fresh  while  a  single 
survivor  lives.  It  was  there  that  our  grand  old  regiment  earned  for 
itself  the  well  merited  title  of  being  the  best  drilled  and  best  disciplined 
regiment  of  any  in  the  volunteer  service — not  only  in  one  branch  of 
military  tactics,  but  in  all  the  varied  arts  and  usages  of  warfare.  There 
was  not  an  enlisted  man  in  the  regiment  who  would  not  have  done 
honor  to  an  officer's  commission  in  so  far  as  the  "School  of  the  Soldier'' 
was  concerned.  By  your  conduct  as  gentlemen  and  soldiers  you  en- 


46  DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON. 

cleared  yourselves  to  the  citizens  and  authorities,  and  so  secure  did 
they  feel  under  your  protection  that  they  scarcely  knew  war  existed, 
although  almost  on  their  very  threshold.  I  utter  this  in  no  vainglori 
ous  boast,  nor  pronounce  it  from  any  self-laudatory  spirit,  I  avouch  it 
on  well  recognized  and  proven  facts,  the  truth  of  which  has  been  fully 
verified,  and  for  which  you  were  complimented  upon  more  than  one 
occasion  by  President  Lincoln  himself. 

When  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Artillery  assumed  command  of  the 
"Defences  of  Washington,"  they  were  defences  in  name  only,  having 
no  real  existence — mere  piles  of  earth  thrown  up  promiscuously  here, 
and  there,  without  any  detail  whatever.  When  you  delivered  them 
into  the  hands  of  your  successors  they  were  the  admiration  of  every 
loyal  heart  and  a  terror  to  every  enemy  of  the  Union.  They  were 
the  work  of  your  hands ;  the  creation  of  your  brain ;  monuments  of 
skilled  labor,  which  will  stand  to  your  honor  while  this  Nation  has 
a  history. 

The  Defences  of  Washington  occupy  a  very  prominent  part  in 
the  history  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion ;  they  are  said  to  be  the 
most  formidable  of  their  kind  ever  before  known.  The  most  skilled 
officers  and  engineers,  not  alone  of  our  own  Government,  but  of  foreign 
nations,  who  had  come  from  afar  to  view  them ;  men  who  had  made 
this  branch  of  warfare  a  life  study,  pronounced  them  impregnable, 
acknowledged  that  they  had  learned  from  you  something  new  in  the 
art  of  war. 

There  is  nothing,  however,  the  soldier  wearies  of  more  than  this 
daily  routine  of  duty.  You  were  no  exception  to  this  rule ;  you  longed 
for  a  more  active  service ;  your  officers,  entering  into  the  same  spirit, 
sent  petition  after  petition  to  the  authorities  asking  to  be  at  once 
relieved  and  ordered  to  the  front.  No  sooner,  however,  were  they 
made  known  than  counter  petitions  followed  from  the  citizens,  and 
the  authorities  themselves,  having  a  special  pride  in  your  ability  to 
guard  well  the  post  of  honor  to  which  you  had  been  assigned,  viz. : 
guarding  liberty  at  its  very  gates,  refused  to  comply  with  your  request. 
The  final  blow,  or  what  at  that  time  was  considered  to  be  the  final 
blow,  at  Rebellion  had  been  planned.  Then  at  the  earnest  request 
of  General  Grant  himself  they  at  last  yielded  a  reluctant  consent  to 
your  withdrawal.  There  were  those  at  that  time  who  doubted  your 
ability,  unused  as  you  were  to  withstand  the  fatigue  of  long  marches 
or  the  hardships  of  the  battlefield.  As  an  answer  to  all  such,  let  your 
record  speak.  Your  march  from  Cold  Harbor  to  White  House  Land 
ing  had  never  been  equaled,  while  of  your  bravery  in  the  battlefield 
the  daily  papers  of  the  country  speak  in  no  unmistakable  language 
after  your  first  engagement  with  the  enemy  in  front  of  Petersburg. 
1  quote  from  the  headlines  of  the  Philadelphia  Inquirer  as  follows: 
'The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  in  Battle!  Doing 
Duty  as  Infantry,  Their  Maiden  Effort  Crowned  with  Victory. 
Bravery  Unprecedented !  They  vie  with  older  troops  in  the  field,  and 
vvon  praise  irom  their  commanding  officers.  Every  foot  of  ground 
hotly  contested  by  the  flower  of  Lee's  Army.  A  grand  Union  victory." 
'ilius  it  was  until  the  surrender  at  Appomatox,  and  long  after  you 
merited  the  same  praise. 

Comrades,  many  of  your  faces  are  still  familiar  to  me,  though 
more  than  a  quarter  century  has  passed  since  I  bid  you  farewell  at 
b'ort  Harrison.  There  are  others  whom  I  would  have  loved  to  meet 
here  to-day ;  many  of  them  since  the  close  of  the  war  have  gone  to 


DEFENCES    OF    WASHINGTON.  47 

join  their  comrades  whose  white  tents  shine  through  the  mist  beyond 
the  river.  Their  record  has  been  completed,  whether  they  yielded  up 
their  lives  in  the  tented  field  or  on  the  battleground;  whether  victims 
of  a  loathsome  prison  pen,  and  lie  buried  in  an  unknown  grave; 
whether  members  of  the  old  regiment,  or  comrades  of  the  new,  they 
have  served  their  country  and  did  their  whole  duty. 

Comrades,  standing  here  to-day,  calling  to  mind  one  short  chapter 
in  your  history,  it  shall  ever  be  my  fondest  memory — my  proudest 
boast — to  say  with  you  that  I,  too,  am  a  comrade  of  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery." 


48 


CHAPTER  III. 

ON  THE  MARCH. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  after  dis 
embarking  at  Port  Royal,  went  into  camp  about  a  quarter 
of  a  mile  from  the  landing,  with  other  troops,  and  while 
at  Port  Royal  guard  and  picket  duty  was  its  daily  avoca 
tion,  interspersed  with  some  drilling. 

The  regiment,  while  at  Port  Royal,  was  attached  to 
a  Provisional  Division  of  troops  formed  there  to  protect 
the  left  flank  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  on  its  march  to 
Richmond. 

The  time  consumed  at  Port  Royal  was  employed  in 
getting  together  the  necessary  supplies,  supply  trains,  etc., 
in  order  to  consummate  a  forced,  march  toward  Cold 
Harbor. 

The  Provisional  Division  consisted  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  the  Tenth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  a  regiment  of  stragglers,  deserters,  etc., 
under  command  of  Colonel  Gregory,  Capt.  John  B.  Eaton's 
battery  of  light  artillery,  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  and  a 
pontoon  train  in  charge  of  Capt.  Henderson,  all  under  com 
mand  of  Colonel  Gibson. 

After  formation  of  the  Division,  five  days'  "marching 
rations"  and  eighty  rounds  of  cartridges  were  issued  to 
the  men.  Among  the  rations  was  hard  biscuit  (hardtack), 
the  first  of  that  commodity  ever  enjoyed  (  ?)  by  the  men 
of  the  "Second  Heavy,"  and  it  certainly  was  hard,  and,  as 
one  man  said,  "old  enough  to  vote." 


ON    THE    MARCH. 


49 


ROUTE  OF   MARCH. 
Port  Royal  to  Cold  Harbor,   Va. 

The  command  left  Port  Royal  about  1.30  o'clock 
P.  M.,  on  May  3ist,  after  having  destroyed  by  fire  all 
surplus  clothing,  baggage,  etc. 


5O  ON    THE    MARCH. 

The  atmosphere  was  very  hot,  the  roads  very  sandy 
and  dusty  (some  places  over  shoe  top),  as  well  as  heated 
by  the  intense  rays  of  the  sun. 

The  route  of  march  led  toward  Bowling  Green,  but 
nothing  appeared  to  indicate  fighting  having  taken  place 
thereon,  the  fences  and  crops,  as  well  as  stock,  fowl,  etc., 
being  in  pretty  good  condition. 

After  the  first  day's  march  the  sun's  effect  began  to 
cause  prostrations,  and  the  men  started  to  unload,  throw 
ing  away  such  articles  of  clothing  as  they  thought  they 
could  spare.  Soon  the  road  was  littered  with  overcoats, 
blankets,  caps,  coats,  blouses,  pants,  underclothing,  and 
even  drums.  The  latter,  having  been  issued  to  the  regi 
ment  just  before  leaving  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  was  a  new 
"instrument"  to  the  regiment,  but  was  unpopular,  as  the 
men  were  accustomed  to  bugle  calls  and  preferred  them 
to  the  "rat-a-ta-tap."  After  the  second  day's  march  it  is 
questionable  whether  a  single  drum  could  be  found  in  the 
regiment. 

Moseby's  and  White's  bands  of  guerillas  were  con 
stantly  on  the  flanks  of  the  Division,  occasionally  causing 
extra  marching  and  countermarching  of  the  Division,  evi 
dently  to  evade  them  at  points  where  the  nature  of  the 
ground  would  give  them  advantage  in  a  conflict,  and  again 
in  efforts  of  the  Division  officers  to  bring  on  a  conflict 
when  it  favored  successful  results  to  them. 

The  first  day's  march  was  concluded  about  11.30 
P.  M.,  with  but  15  minutes  given  for  rest  from  time  of 
commencement  to  when  tents  were  pitched  for  the  night, 
in  a  large  clover  field  on  the  left  of  the  road.  With  the 
cavalry  on  guard,  the  balance  of  the  Division  slept  until 
about  3  o'clock  the  next  morning,  June  i. 

After  breakfasting,  the  march  was  resumed.  The 
weather  was  still  intensely  hot,  very  many  men  being  pros 
trated  and  sunstruck  before  noon,  at  about  \vhich  time  Mat- 
tacocy  creek,  a  branch  of  the  Mattapony  river,  was  reached, 
then  Bowling  Green,  the  first  water  in  any  quantity  had 
since  leaving  the  Rappahannock  at  Port  Royal. 

Here  a  halt  of  over  one  hour  was  had,   which   was 


ON    THE    MARCH.  51 

utilized  by  the  men  of  the  Division  in  cooking  what  rations 
they  possessed,  making  coffee,  etc. 

To  illustrate  the  intensity  of  the  sun's  rays  that  day, 
the  writer,  in  scouting  to  the  left  of  the  road,  came  across 
a  spring  of  ice-cold  water,  from  which  he  filled  his  can 
teen,  and  after  its  being  exposed  to  the  rays  of  the  sun 
less  than  fifteen  minutes  it  became  so  hot  that  it  was 
almost  impossible  to  drink  it  without  blistering  the  mouth. 

The  march  from  Bowling  Green  was  .taken  up  about 
1.30  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  no  halt  was  made  until  the  Matta- 
pony  river  was  reached  at  Milford  Bridge,  where  a  rest  of 
about  ten  minutes  was  had,  after  which  the  march  was 
continued  until  about  10  o'clock  P.  M.,  at  which  time  the 
atmosphere  suddenly  changed  and  a  very  severe  rainstorm 
set  in.  The  Division  then  went  into  bivouac  in  a  corn 
field  to  die  left  of  the  road,  the  command  having  marched 
about  sixteen  miles  that  day. 

Some  time  in  the  afternoon,  after  leaving  Bowling 
Green,  the  Division  passed  the  remains  of  some  govern 
ment  wagons  destroyed  by  Moseby  when  he  found  them 
encumbering  him  in  his  efforts  to  evade  a  conflict  with  Col 
onel  Gibson's  command. 

On  June  2d,  about  3.30  A.  M.,  "fall  in"  was  sounded, 
and  without  time  to  get  any  breakfast  being  given,  the 
march  was  resumed,  rain  continuing  to  come  down  in 
torrents,  interspersed  with  peals  of  thunder  and  vivid 
flashes  of  lightning;  the  atmosphere  being  very  suppress 
ing.  The  Pole  Cat  river  was  crossed  about  10  o'clock  A.  M. 

The  rain  ceased  about  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and 
the  sun,  almost  immediately,  again  made  its  appearance, 
"in  all  its  glory,"  as  Colonel  Gibson  remarked  to  Colonel 
Piper  of  the  Tenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

About  9  o'clock  A.  M.  a  fork  in  the  road  was  reached, 
where  a  halt  was  made  to  rest,  but  in  less  than  five  min 
utes'  time  "fall  in"  sounded,  and  the  column,  on  the  double- 
quick,  marched  to  the  rear.  "What  does  this  mean?"  "Is 
this  a  retreat?"  and  many  other  such  queries  were  pro 
pounded  by  one  man  to  another. 

After  so  "retreating"  about  five  miles,  a  burning  bridge 
on  the  Pole  Cat  river  was  discovered,  and  it  was  then  ascer- 


52  OX    THE    MARCH. 

tained  that  the  rapid  "retrograde  movement''  was  made  to 
intercept  Moseby's  band  of  guerillas  before  it  crossed  the 
above-named  river;  but  he  had  successfully  eluded  his  pur 
suers,  burned  the  bridge  behind  him,  and  the  only  satis 
faction  derived  from  the  "movement"  was  to  see  the  bridge 
burn  and  the  dust  made  by  Moseby's  troopers  on  the  op 
posite  banks  of  the  stream,  not  a  shot  being  fired  by  either 
of  the  opposing  forces.  After  this  incident  some  ten  or 
fifteen  minutes  .were  spent  in  resting,  after  which  the  col 
umn  again  moved  forward  and  shortly  after  the  booming 


LEW.  C.    FOSNOT 

Battery  G.     Publisher  of  the  Reeord  and  Star,  Watsontown,  Pa. 

of  cannon  to  the  right  and  front  of  the  Division  could  be 
plainly  heard,  possibly  six  or  eight  miles  distant,  but,  ap 
parently,  moving  forward  from  time  to  time,  indicating 
a  running  fight  being  carried  on  between  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  and  the  enemy. 

The  Division  continued  the  march  until  near  midnight, 
when  it  went  into  bivouac  in  a  clover  field,  the  men  lying 
on  arms  during  the  night. 


ON    THE    MARCH.  53 

Rain  had  again  commenced  to  descend  about  9  o'clock 
P.  M.  and  continued  throughout  the  night. 

While  on  the  march,  no  fires  were  permitted  after 
nightfall,  consequently  very  little  opportunity  to  cook  any 
rations  was  had.  The  only  exceptions  being  when  some 
daring  soldiers  would  build  a  fire,  cover  it  over  with  shelter 
tent,  blankets  and  portions  of  their  clothing,  to  obscure 
the  light  therefrom  while  cooking,  doing  so  at  the  peril 
of  carrying  the  "wooden  horse"  next  day  if  discovered. 

The  fourth  day  of  the  march,  June  3,  1864,  found 
the  men  in  line  again  at  5  o'clock  A.  M.,  the  command, 
"Forward,  march"  being  given  shortly  thereafter,  and  the 
first  rest  given  the  men  was  near  noon,  at  Aylett's  tavern. 

Except  the  sound  of  cannon  and  musketry,  occasion 
ally,  to  the  right  of  the  column,  nothing  of  importance  pre 
sented  itself  until  about  noon,  shortly  after  which  time  the 
desultory  firing  to  the  right  became  more  pronounced  and 
continuous,  indicating  an  engagement  in  force  taking  place. 

The  marching  of  the  Division  was  increased  to  a 
double-quick  at  intervals  during  the  balance  of  the  after 
noon,  when,  footsore,  wreary  and  almost  completely  ex 
hausted,  a  halt  was  made  about  seven  o'clock,  the  ambu 
lances,  wagon  trains,  etc,  being  overloaded  with  men  who 
had  ceased  being  able  to  continue  the  march,  the  severity 
of  which  was  trying  in  the  extreme  to  the  powers  of  the 
most  capable  men  participating  therein.  After  a  short  rest, 
the  column  again  moved  forward,  halting  about  midnight, 
near  the  Pamunky  river,  having  covered  over  twenty  miles 
that  day.  No  tents  were  pitched,  the  men  and  officers  as 
well,  completely  exhausted,  lay  down  where  they  stood  when 
halted  and  the  command  "rest"  was  given. 

At  4  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  day,  June  4th, 
marching  was  resumed.  The  Pamunky  river  was  reached, 
the  pontoons  hurriedly  laid  and  the  command  crossed  over 
about  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  when  the  pontoons  were  taken  up 
and  _the  march  continued. 

The  cannonading  and  musketry  firing  heard  in  the 
early  part  of  the  day  ceased,  and  nothing  but  an  occasional 
shot  by  skirmishers  or  sharpshooters  was  heard. 

During  the  afternoon  of  this  day  General  Burnside's 


54  ON    THE    MARCH. 

Ninth  Corps  headquarters  were  passed  by  the  Division. 
Then  leaving  the  Mechanicsville  pike,  the  Division  turned 
to  the  left,  passing  through  a  grove  of  pines,  after  which, 
about  4  o'clock  P.  M.,  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  was  met  and  a  mighty  shout  of  joy 
from  each  regiment  echoed  throughout  the  woods  as  the 
"Second  Heavy"  men  shook  hands  with  the  "boys"  of  its 
offspring.  Some  of  the  men  had  a  good  time  shaking 
hands  in  a  jolly  manner,  while  others  were  saddened  at 
the  news  of  the  loss  of  dear  comrades  with  whom  they  had 
parted  alive  and  happy  a  short  month  before,  but  were 
now  sleeping  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking  on  the  fields 
of  Spottsylvania,  North  Ann,  the  Wilderness  and  other 
places  made  sacred  by  their  heroic  deeds  of  valor. 

Marching  on  until  near  midnight  over  some  of  Mc- 
Clellan's  corduroy  roads,  in  the  best  of  spirits  from  having 
met  the  "Provisional  boys,"  the  regiment,  weary  and  sore 
from  a  day's  march  of  over  twenty  miles,  bivouaced  in  a 
clump  of  woods  until  daylight. 

June  4th,  1864.     (Received  4.10  p.  m.) 
General  S.  WILLIAMS: 

I  have  arrived  at  General  Warren's  headquarters  with  my  com 
mand,  6,350  men,  who  have  had  no  rations  or  forage  since  yesterday. 
By  General  Warren's  advice,  I  shall  camp  near  Woody's  to-night,  and 
request  to  be  furnished  with  rations  at  that  point  if  possible.  I  have  a 
pontoon  train  and  150  wagons,  containing  nothing  but  a  little  baggage. 

A.  A.  GIBSON, 
Colonel  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania   Vol.  Artillery. 

HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 

June  4th,  1864 — 8.10  p.  m. 
Maj.   Gen.   W.   F.    SMITH, 

Commanding  Eighteenth  Army  Corps: 

The  Tenth  New  York  and  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Regiments  of 
Heavy  Artillery  brought  to  this  army  to-day  with  the  command  of 
Col.  A.  A.  Gibson,  have  been  assigned  to  your  corps.  These  regiments 
are  to-night  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Woody  house. 

S.  WILLIAMS, 

Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

After  a  night's  rest,  the  Division  again  fell  in  about 
5  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  June  5th,  and  at  about  nine 
o'clock  A  M.  Colonel  Gibson  reported  with  his  command 
to  Gen.  S.  Williams,  Asst.  Adj't  General,  who  assigned  the 
regiment  to  General  William  F.  Smith  ("Baldy  Smith"), 


ON   THE    MARCH. 


commanding  the  i8th  Army  Corps,  at  Cold  Harbor,  which 
was  stationed  on  the  left  of  the  Ninth  Corps. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  then 
assigned  to  the  Third  Brigade  of  General  Martindale's 
2d  Division  of  the  i8th  Corps,  Army  of  the  James,  and 
went  into  camp  beside  a  band  of  Indians,  who  were  used 
as  sharpshooters. 


CHAPTER  IV. 
COLD  HARBOR. 

Footsore,  weary,  hungry  and  straggling,  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  without  rations  or  water, 
pitched  tents  immediately  after  assignment,  and  rations 
were  soon  thereafter  served  the  men,  but  water  was  scarce 
and  very  bad  at  that.  Quartermaster  Melcher  and  Surgeon 
Griswold,  wTho  were  left  in  Washington  to  fix  up  matters 
pertaining  to  their  office,  rejoined  the  regiment  on  its  ar 
rival  at  Cold  Harbor,  they  having  gone  there  from  Wash- 
ington  via  White  House  Landing. 

Up  to  this  time  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
knew  nothing  about  "graybacks,"  except  from  hearsay,  and 
what  appeared  in  newspapers,  but  it  had  not  long  been  in 
camp  beside  the  Indians  before  every  man  in  the  regiment 
gave  unmistakable  evidence  of  personal  acquaintance  with 
the  soldiers'  companion  that  had  the  reputation  of  sticking 
closer  than  a  brother. 

Soon  after  going  into  camp,  without  waiting  to  pitch 
tents,  many  men  of  the  regiment  went  over  to  visit  com 
rades  and  relatives  in  the  Provisional  regiment,  and  there 
learned  of  the  latter  regiment's  losses  in  the  Wilderness 
battles. 

On  the  march  from  Port  Royal  to  Cold  Harbor,  over 
65  miles,  without  counting  the  retrograde  movements,  there 
were  very  few  men  in  the  Division  who  had  not  suffered, 
more  or  less,  from  the  heat,  and  on  arriving  at  Cold  Harbor 
were  very  hungry.  Nearly  every  member  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  appeared  very  haggard  and 
worn  out,  and  as  they  had  had  nothing  to  eat  the  last  two 


COLD    HARBOR.  57 

days  of  the  march,  added  to  the  tired  and  sore  condition  of 
the  regiment,  its  abilities  to  go  into  action  that  day  were 
far  below  par;  nevertheless  it  was  formed  in  line  of  battle 
about  12  o'clock,  June  5,  and  without  a  murmur,  advanced 
to  a  position  in  an  open  field  immediately  in  front  of  the 
enemy,  who  commenced  a  terrific  cannonade  upon  it,  how 
ever  without  any  serious  consequences,  for  the  regiment 
was  ordered  to  fall  back  under  cover  of  a  hill,  which  was 
done  in  perfect  order  and  alignment.  Here  rations  were 
issued  to  the  regiment  by  Quartermaster  Melcher,  and  were 
fully  appreciated  and  relished  by  the  men. 

MY  DEAR  COMRADE  WARD  : 

You  remember  I  was  the  Quartermaster  of  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery,  therefore  my  duties  kept  me  in  the 
rear,  and,  consequently,  can  only  give  you  the  experience  of  one  who 
knew  what  was  going  on  there. 

I  was  ordered  to  remain  in  Washington  when  the  regiment  started 
for  the  front,  to  transfer  a  lot  of  army  stores  I  had  in  my  possession, 
which  required  three  days  to  accomplish.  Surgeon  Griswold  and  I 
went  to  White  House  Landing  on  the  steamer  "Daniel  Webster."  and 
from  there  to  Cold  Harbor,  arriving  there  five  days  before  the  regi 
ment  did.  We  were  like  lost  sheep,  with  nothing  to  eat,  our  stock 
of  terrapin,  chicken,  etc.,  having  been  eaten  on  the  way  down. 

Soon  as  the  regiment  arrived  at  Cold  Harbor  we  reported  to 
Colonel  Gibson.  I  found  our  wagon  train  was  rather  close  to  the 
"front,"  and  suggested  taking  them  farther  to  the  rear,  out  of  harm's 
way.  The  Colonel,  with  a  wave  of  his  hand,  said :  "Oh,  take  them 
around  there!"  indicating  about  30  yards  away.  I  did  so  and  asked 
Adjutant  Grugan  for  a  double  guard,  which  he  granted.  I  then 
instructed  the  teamsters  to  unhitch  the  teams,  but  not  to  take  off  the 
harness.  The  Adjutant  wanted  to  know  the  necessity  for  a  doub'e 
guard.  I  explained  that  our  position  was  too  close  to  the  enemy, 
and  they  \vould  soon  shell  us ;  and  without  a  substantial  guard  the 
teamsters  might  create  a  stampede.  I  had  hardly  said  so  when  the 
shells  commenced  to  drop  around  us,  and  at  once  we  hitched  up  and 
"fell  back  in  good  order,''  with  the  loss  of  but  one  old  canteen,  the 
property  of  the  writer.  That  was  my  first  experience  in  the  "shell 
game."  But  many  times  after  that  we  enjoyed  (?)  a  repetition,  as 
occasion  required  our  presence  near  the  front.  In  fact,  T  became. 
at  times,  reckless,  in  order  to  know  what  was  going  on  at  the  front, 
but  am  now  glad  it  is  all  over,  and  that  I  belonged  to  a  regiment 
whose  services  and  achievements  compare  favorably  with  the  best 
volunteers — the  nation's  hope — in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 
Yours  in  F.,  C.  &  L., 

\VM.  H.  MELCHER, 
1909  W.  Venango  St.,  Philadelphia. 

That  night,  about  8  o'clock,  the  enemy  charged  the 
i8th  Corps  picket  line,   when    the    Second     Pennsylvania 


58  COLD    HARBOR. 

Heavy  Artillery  was  again  quickly  formed  into  line  of  bat 
tle  and  advanced  to  support  the  pickets,  but  as  the  pickets 
held  their  position  the  regiment  returned  to  camp  without 
getting  into  action. 

The  regiment's  stay  in  camp  was  of  short  duration, 
for  about  10  o'clock  that  night  it  was  again  formed  in 
line  and  marched  to  a  position  immediately  in  rear  of  the 
picket  line,  where  the  regiment  was  put  to  work  in  felling 
trees  and  building  fortifications,  the  enemy  keeping  up  a 
heavy  and  continuous  fire  upon  it  with  artillery  and  mus 
ketry  throughout  the  night ;  nevertheless,  the  regiment  con 
tinued  with  its  work  until  about  7  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  6th 
of  June,  when  it  was  moved  some  distance  to  the  left  and 
lay  on  arms  until  about  7  o'clock  P.  M.,  when  it  moved 
forward  some  distance  and  was  again  engaged  in  build 
ing  breastworks  and  batteries  until  daylight  of  June  7th, 
at  which  time  shells  again  rained  around  it,  but,  being 
under  cover  of  the  earthworks,  very  little,  if  any,  casualties 
took  place  in  the  regiment's  ranks.  The  enemy  made  an 
attack  that  night,  but  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  repulsed  it  without  any  loss. 

The  regiment  remained  in  these  fortifications  and 
breastworks  at  Cold  Harbor,  under  fire  from  the  artillery 
and  musketry,  including  sharpshooters,  until  the  night  of 
the  loth  of  June. 

A  Federal  battery  of  six  guns  immediately  in  front 
of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  which 
the  regiment  \vas  supporting,  was  very  annoying 
to  the  Confederates,  who,  on  the  morning  of  the 
9th  of  June,  got  range  thereon,  and  in  a  very  short  time 
disabled  and  silenced  it,  after  which  the  dropping  of  shot 
and  shell  in  the  regiment's  immediate  vicinity  ceased — a 
verification  of  the  adage  that  "it  is  an  ill  wrind  that  blows 
no  one  any  good." 

Under  cover  of  darkness,  on  the  night  of  June  TO, 
1864,  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  moved 
to  the  right  and  front,  where  it  built  a  line  of  earthworks 
and  occupied  them  during  its  stay  at  Cold  Harbor,  exces 
sive  duty  and  vigilance  being  requisite  to  maintain  the 
position,  as  Confederate  sharpshooters  during  the  day  and 


WILLIAM    H.   MELCHER. 

Quartermaster. 


COLD    HARBOR.  59 

mortar  shells  at  night  admonished  the  men  to  be  continu 
ally  on  the  alert.  These  earthworks  were  built  through  a 
swampy  piece  of  ground  on  the  edge  of  some  woods,  and 
connected  the  right  of  the  i8th  Corps  with  that  of  the  Qth 
Corps'  left. 

Cold  Harbor  might  have  been  an  appropriate  name 
for  this  place  at  one  time,  but  during  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery's  stay  there  it  was  hot  enough  for 
the  most  enthusiastic  war  veteran.  There  was  a  continu 
ous  firing  all  along  the  line,  day  and  night,  with  both  small 
arms  and  cannon.  The  particular  locality  of  the  regiment 
was  swampy  and  the  water  bad.  The  weather  was  hot, 
too,  as  well  as  the  firing,  and  tempers  were  anything  but 
serene. 

After  ten  days  in  this  place,  which  was  a  continuous 
battle,  Gen.  Grant  decided  on  a  flank  movement,  changing 
his  base  of  operations  to  City  Point. 

About  12.30  o'clock  on  the  night  of  the  I2th  of  June, 
under  lock-step  and  the  fire  of  musketry  and  artillery  by 
the  enemy,  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
marched,  by  the  right  flank,  out  of  the  earthworks  to  the 
road  in  the  rear  thereof,  on  reaching  which  the  command, 
"Double  up,  double  quick,  march !"  was  given,  evidently 
indicating  a  retreat  or  flank  movement  being  undertaken. 

With  little  or  no  water  in  the  canteens  of  the  men, 
the  atmosphere  very  sultry,  and  the  roads  exceedingly 
dusty,  the  road  to  White  House  Landing  on  the  Pamunky 
river  was  taken,  and  the  regiment's  file  closers  were  given 
strict  orders  to  see  that  no  straggling  whatever  should 
occur,  as  it  was  the  rear  of  the  army. 

The  9th  Corps,  which  had  preceded  the  i8th  Corps  in 
evacuating  the  works  at  Cold  Harbor,  was  overtaken  in 
a  part  of  the  road  running  through  a  dense  woods,  and  in 
attempting  to  pass,  it  being  very  dark  at  that  juncture, 
considerable  confusion  and  mixing  up  of  the  several  regi 
ments  and  companies  occurred,  which,  however,  finally 
resulted  in  a  separation  at  a  fork  in  the  road — the  Qth  Corps 
going  to  the  right  and  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillerv  to  the  left. 


60  COLD    HARBOR. 

After  a  short  halt  to  ''close  up,"  the  regiment  again 
started  off  on  a  "double-quick,"  and  continued  on  until 
about  six  o'clock  A.  M.,  June  I3th,  at  which  time  White 
House  Landing  was  reached,  a  march  of  twenty-two  miles 
in  about  five  hours. 

On  arriving  at  White  House  Landing  the  command 
bivouaced  a  short  distance  from  the  river,  thus  affording 
ample  oportunity  to  bathe,  cook  some  rations,  etc. 

Captain  Baggs,  commanding  Battery  D,  thus  describes 
his  experience  in  the  evacuation  of  and  march  from  Cold 
Harbor : 

"We  knew  nothing  of  the  contemplated  movement  until  the  even 
ing  of  the  move.  At  midnight  we  were  ordered  out  on  the  trenches 
and  told  that  we  were  the  last  iroops  left  on  that  part  of  the  line  and 
that  we  must  move  very  quietly  or  the  rebels  would  hear  us  and  pursue 
us  with  their  cavalry.  We  were  got  into  line  by  some  officer  that  I 
do  nor  now  recall  the  name  and  told  that  we  must  reach  White  House 
Landing  by  daylight,  and  that  was  twenty  miles  away.  Our  march 
progressed  favorably  until  we  came  to  a  cross  road  and  there  our  com 
mand  was  cut  just  as  the  head  of  Battery  D  reached  the  line,  and  we 
were  told  we  could  not  go  until  Burnside's  command  passed.  They 
had  the  right  of  way. 

After  waiting  about  one  hour  we  resumed  our  march,  but  without 
a  superior  officer  or  a  guide  of  any  kind.  The  balance  of  our  command 
had  passed  on  and  of  course  was  out  of  sight  and  sound.  For  a  while 
the  stragglers  indicated  the  way  they  had  gone  but  finally  we  arrived 
at  a  point  where  the  roads  branched  and  there  was  no  one  to  direct 
which  to  take.  There  was  no  stragglers  or  even  any  knapsacks, 
blankets  or  other  articles  along  the  road  to  indicate  which  was  the 
right  road.  At  a  venture  I  decided  to  take  the  left  hand  road,  which 
fortunately  proved  to  be  the  right  one,  and  after  marching  a  mile  or 
more  we  began  to  see  evidences  that  troops  had  passed  that  way. 

Many  men  gave  out  here  and  I  felt  almost  ready  to  give  up  my 
self.  My  feet  were  so  sore  and  I  was  so  tired  that  I  felt  I  did  not 
care  if  I  was  captured,  that  I  was  most  dead  anyhow.  About  this  time 
we  were  hearing  such  dreadful  reports  of  the  way  the  rebels  were 
treating  our  prisoners  that  death  was  preferable  to  captivity.  Bearing 
in  mind  this  condition  of  things,  my  feelings  can  be  imagined,  but  I 
have  not  the  command  of  language  to  describe  them. 

About  daybreak  we  were  cheered  that  the  White  House  Landing 
was  only  a  few  miles  further  and  that  we  were  possibly  safe  from  pur 
suit,  as  our  gunboats  were  at  anchor  there.  On  arriving  at  the  landing 
we  were  shown  where  our  encampment  was  to  be  and  we  dragged 
ourselves  to  the  place  and  rested  for  several  hours  before  we  attempted" 
anything  like  an  orderly  encampment. 

Michael  Mullins,  our  artificer,  was  one  of  the  first  to  get  his  coffee 
made.  It  was  made  in  his  own  tincup,  was  without  sugar  and  as  black 
as  coal,  but  very  strong.  He  offered  me  some,  and  I  think  I  never 
tasted  anything  so  good  as  that  coffee  tasted  at  that  time." 


COLD    HARBOR.  6 1 

At  White  House  Landing  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  realized  its  first  experience  of  the  works 
of  those  two  God-like  commissions,  "Christian"  and  "Sani 
tary" — in  the  welfare  of  the  soldiers,  carried  out  so  ener 
getically,  efficient  and  acceptable  no  less  at  "the  front"  than 
in  the  hospital  and  camp.  The  above  quoted  writer  in  his 
experience  says : 

"It  was  at  this  point  that  I  first  saw  the  working  of  the  'Christian 
Commission.'  They  had  a  boat  there  with  well-cooked  meals,  bathing 
facilities,  cots  and  reading  matter.  I  was  glad  to  avail  myself  of  these 
good  things  and  soon  recovered  from  my  fatigue.  I  realized  then  what 
a  good  work  was  being  done  by  the  'Sanitary  Commission'  and  the 
'Christian  Commission.'  They  were  supplying  things  for  the  comfort 
of  the  soldiers  that  were  not  supplied  by  the  government.  In  this  work 
many  men  were  saved  for  efficient  field  service  that  would  otherwise 
have  gone  to  hospitals  and  been  permanently  disabled  or  diseased." 


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CHAPTER  V. 
PETERSBURG. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  remained 
at  White  House  Landing  until  about  5  o'clock  on  the  eve 
ning  of  June  I4th,  when  it  embarked  on  the  U.  S.  trans 
ports  "Governor  Chase"  and  "Pioneer,"  proceeding  down 
the  York  river,  thence  up  the  James  river  to  City  Point, 
reaching  there  about  12  o'clock  noon  Tuesday,  the  I5th  of 
June,  1864.  The  regiment  disembarked  about  2  o'clock 
P.  M.,  marched  up  the  bluff,  on  gaining  the  top  of  which 
"double  up"  and  "double-quick"  were  successively  com 
manded  by  Colonel  Gibson,  the  regiment  thus  proceeding 
toward  Point  of  Rocks  about  two  miles,  when  the  com 
mand,  "By  the  left  flank,"  was  given  and,  thus  being  formed 
in  line  of  battle,  advanced  about  three  miles  along  the 
south  side  of  the  Appomattox  river  in  support  of  General 
Hinks'  division  of  colored  troops,  who  were  successively 
and  successfully  charging  the  many  small  forts  and  bat 
teries  lying  in  their  way,  until  it  halted  within  about  four 
miles  of  Petersburg,  at  a  point  almost  opposite  Fort  Clif 
ton,  a  large  work  of  the  enemy  situated  on  a  high  bluff  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Appomattox  river,  immediately  in 
front  of  which  were  several  "water  batteries,"  all  of  which 
the  1 8th  Corps  was  in  range  of  and  from  which  a  flank  fire 
would  be  had  on  the  Corps  had  it  proceeded  farther. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  then 
ordered  by  General  Martindale  to  take  cover  behind  a 
mound  that  lay  to  its  left,  which  was  known  as  Simpson's 
Hill. 

Detachments  from  each  Battery  of  the  regiment  were 
made  that  evening  for  picket  duty  along  the  Appomattox 


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PETERSBURG,  VA. 

Showing;  breastworks  and  location  of  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  Camp  during  72  days  of  Siege. 

river,  under  command  of  Captain  McClure  of  Battery  F, 
who  remained  on  such  duty  until  the  2Oth  of  June,  when 
they  rejoined  the  regiment,  and  Captain  McClure  assumed 


64  PETERSBURG. 

command  of  the  Second  Battalion,  vice  Captain  Paul  Jones, 
who  was  wounded  on  the  i8th  while  leading  Battery  L  in 
a  charge  on  a  redoubt. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  lay  on  arms 
under  cover  of  the  before  mentioned  hill  until  daylight  of 
the  following  day,  when,  being  too  large  to  manoeuvre 
as  a  regiment,  it  was  divided  into  three  battalions  of  four 
Batteries  each,  commanded  respectively  by  Major  Ander 
son,  Captain  Jones  and  Major  Sadler,  all  under  command 
of  Colonel  Gibson,  forming  the  Third  Brigade,  Second  Di 
vision,  of  the  Eighteenth  Army  Corps. 

After  completion  of  the  regiment's  division  into  bat 
talions  on  the  morning  of  June  i6th,  the  men  were  per 
mitted  to  eat  and  cook  breakfast  (at  least  those  who  had 
anything  to  cook  or  eat  then).  Under  orders  from  Gen. 
Martindale,  Colonel  Gibson  formed  the  regiment  (brigade) 
in  line,  and  countermarching  from  behind  the  hill,  formed 
line  of  battle  in  a  large  pasture  field,  the  Second  Battalion 
in  front,  the  First  and  Third  Battalions  to  its  right  and 
left  respectively,  and  a  few  hundred  yards  to  the  rear. 

The  command  then  advanced,  under  a  heavy  fire  of 
the  enemy,  through  an  apple  orchard  between  the  Appo- 
mattox  river  and  Spring  Hill  road,  when  the  Second  Bat 
talion,  composed  of  Batteries  B,  E,  H  and  K,  with  the 
First  and  Third  supporting  it,  charged  and  captured  a  small 
fort  or  redoubt  on  Spring  Hill  road  that  was  harrassing 
the  regiment  on  its  left,  taking  some  prisoners  and  four 
guns. 

The  regiment  then  supported  Gen.  Hinks'  Division 
of  colored  troops  in  charging  a  large  and  well-defended  fort 
which  was  on  a  high  hill,  from  top  to  bottom  of  which  ob 
structions,  such  as  abatis,  trip-wires,  cherauxdefris,  stumps 
and  vines,  were  placed  to  impede  an  attack.  The  capture 
of  the  fort,  nevertheless,  was  gallantly  accomplished  by 
those  brave  colored  troops. 

After  the  capture  of  the  fort  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  again  advanced  through  an  oat  field  to 
within  about  two  miles  of  Petersburg,  halting  in  front  of 
Mrs.  Beasley's  house  on  a  road  running  at  right  angles 
with  the  Appomattox  river  and  almost  directly  in  front 


PETERSBURG.  J  5 

of  Fort  Clifton  and  the  water  batteries,  which  had  a  flank 
fire  on  the  regiment  and,  evidently,  were  doing  their  best 
to  make  the  most  of  their  advantage. 

In  this  advance  several  were  killed  and  wounded, 
among  them  being : 

Killed— Geo.  W.  Tapley,  Battery  K;  Daniel  Donhue,  Battery  L; 
John  B.  Oilman,  Battery  L;  Wm.  A.  Maleffett,  Battery  A;  Edward  W. 
White,  Battery  A. 

Wounded — Corporal  Benjamin  Dougherty,  Battery  L;  Henry 
Beachtel,  Battery  L;  Edward  Gibbons,  Battery  L. 

On  receiving  orders  to  do  so,  Colonel  Gibson  withdrew 
the  regiment  to  the  left,  and  other  troops,  belonging  to  the 
Second  Corps,  took  the  place  of  his  command  about  eleven 
o'clock  that  night. 

After  being  relieved,  the  regiment  marched  to  a  hill 
on  the  left  (the  men  being  furnished  with  hardtack  and  hot 
coffee  while  on  the  march)  and  lay  on  arms  during  the 
balance  of  the  night,  which  wras  a  very  clear  one. 

Captain  Baggs,  in  a  writing  reviewing  his  recollec 
tions  of  the  Petersburg  campaign,  says: 

"On  the  i6th  of  June,  about  4  o'clock  p.  m.,  it  became  evident  that 
we  were  to  be  placed  in  a  position  to  make  an  attack.  We  rested  in  a 
piece  of  woods  for  several  hours.  On  our  right  were  colored  troops. 
This  was  the  firt  time  I  had  been  brought  in  contact  with  colored 
troops,  and  I  was  surprised  at  their  military  bearing. 

About  dusk  we  were  put  on  the  move  and  just  at  this  time  Lieut. 
B.  F.  Winger,  who  had  been  on  detached  duty  at  headquarters,  joined 
the  command,  saying,  'Captain,  I  heard  you  were  going  into  the  fight 
and  I  want  to  be  with  you.'  We  moved  out  of  the  woods  towards  a 
barn  and  wheat  field.  We  could  not  see  the  rebels,  but  they  saw  us, 
and  the  firing  both  of  rifles  and  cannon,  was  very  hot.  We  were  the 
supporting  column  of  an  attack  on  their  entrenchments  and  we  were 
exposed  to  a  cross-fire  that  was  exceedingly  alarming.  As  it  grew 
darker  the  intensity  of  the  fire  increased  and  we  were  ordered  to  lie 
down.  As  soon  as  the  men  got  down  they  commenced  throwing  up 
breastworks  with  their  tincups  and  bayonets.  It  was  only  little  ridges 
that  each  man  could  raise  in  front  of  himself,  but  in  many  instances 
it  served  to  deflect  a  bullet  that  might  have  proved  a  deadly  "messenger. 
I  do  not  know  how  near  we  got  to  the  rebel  works,  but  about  10  o'clock 
it  was  known  that  the  rebels  had  retreated. 

The  next  morning  I  walked  around  some  of  these  earth-works 
and  was  impressed  with  the  skill  and  care  that  was  manifest  in  their 
location  and  construction:  This  was  the  outer  line  of  defences  of 
Petersburg.  We  prepared  to  encamp  here  and  commenced  the  seige 
Petersburg.  We  succeeded  in  pressing  the  rebels  back  as  far  as 
the  Race  Course.  Here  we  digged  entrenchments  and  erected  barricades 


66  PETERSBURG. 

and  prepared  to  make  ourselves  as  comfortable  as  possible  under  the  cir 
cumstances.     The  firing  was  incessant  all  day  long,  both  for  rifle  and 


Lieutenant  Colonel  Benjamin  F.  Winger,  in  a  letter 
to  the  writer,  says : 

"As  to  the  discipline  and  bravery  of  the  Second  Heavy  Artillery, 
I  recall  that  at  the  charge  in  the  rear  of  Fort  Steadman  we  were  un 
mercifully  shelled,  and  the  bravest  of  us  said  our  prayers,  quivering 
as  to  the  result  of  the  conflict  about  to  take  place.  The  shelling  was 
fearful  from  Fort  Clifton  on  our  right  and  Petersburg  in  our  front. 
The  regiment,  or  most  of  it,  was  in  a  clump  of  big  trees.  As  the  shells 
burst  and  the  solid  shot  and  shells  of  the  enemy  began  knocking  and 
tearing  the  trees  to  splinters,  our  boys  began  to  twist  and  wabble. 
The  officers  said  they  must  stand  straight  in  line  and  take  what  comes 
till  we  made  the  charge.  Captain  Jones  was  in  charge  of  the  Battalion, 
and  I  happened  to  be  in  command  of  his  Battery  (L,)  that  day.  Whilst 
I  do  not  think  it  proper  to  do  violence  to  the  third  commandment,  it 
did  seem  that  the  only  thing  to  be  done  was  to  do  a  whole  lot  of  good, 
hard  swearing,  and,  with  a  corporal  behind  them,  to  prevent  shirking, 
I  gave  orders  to  fix  bayonets,  and  every  fellow  went  into  the  charge 
with  alacrity.  They  thought  if  the  officers  could  swear  till  a  blue 
streak  went  up,  they  could  afford  to  be  brave,  and  the  way  they  did  their 
work  proved  them  to  be  the  bravest  of  the  brave." 

Early  on  the  morning  of  June  17,  the  regiment  moved 
half  a  mile  further  to  the  left,  crossing  the  Petersburg 
and  City  Point  railroad,  thence  parallel  therewith  a  short 
distance,  when,  after  forming  in  line  of  battle,  orders  to 
"left  oblique"  were  given,  and,  crossing  an  open  field,  the 
enemy  pouring  upon  it  a  hot  fire  of  artillery  and  musketry, 
came  in  front  of  a  battery  which  the  enemy,  after  slight 
efforts  to  retain  it,  evacuated,  but  soon  thereafter  rallied 
and  attempted  to  retake  it,  their  fire  being  so  great  that 
the  regiment  was  compelled  to  lie  down. 

The  advance  of  the  enemy,  however,  was  easily  checked 
and  the  regiment  again  advanced,  double-quick,  driving  the 
enemy  over  a  swamp  to  his  inner  lines  of  defence. 

The  regiment  then,  "by  the  right  flank,"  again  moved 
to  the  opposite  side  of  the  railroad,  somewhat  nearer  Peters 
burg  and  farther  from  the  fire  of  Fort  Clifton's  guns,  tak 
ing  position  in  rear  of  other  troops  of  the  i8th  Corps,  where 
it  remained  during  the  night. 

In  these  movements  the  regiment  suffered  considerable 
loss,  particularly  Battery  B. 


PETERSBURG.  67 

During  the  night  of  June  I7th,  while  on  the  firing 
line,  Colonel  Gibson  had  the  men  served  with  water  to 
drink,  and  then  moved  his  regiment  somewhat  farther  to 
the  front,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  i8th  of  June  the 
same  position  was  maintained  until  about  two  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon,  when  the  regiment  moved  to  the  front  line 
again,  deploying  somewhat  to  the  right,  and  after  advanc 
ing  a  short  distance  was  checked  by  the  great  number  of 
guns  opened  upon  it  in  addition  to  the  incessant  musketry 
fire  of  the  enemy. 

Shortly  after,  the  fire  of  the  enemy  having  diminished 
considerably,  the  regiment  again  advanced  and,  reaching 
a  line  of  earthworks  hastily  vacated  by  the  enemy,  halted 
while  a  body  of  sharpshooters  passed  over  and  took  shelter 
behind  some  large  shade  trees  in  its  front,  with  the  intent 
to  keep  silent,  if  possible,  the  guns  of  a  battery  a  short 
distance  in  front  of  the  Second  Battalion  of  the  regiment. 

Soon  thereafter  the  Second  Battalion,  composed  of 
Batteries  B,  E,  H  and  K,  was  ordered  to  charge  a  line  of 
earthworks  laying  to  the  left  and  front  of  it,  which  it  did 
under  a  galling  fire  of  musketry,  the  Third  Battalion  and 
the  sharpshooters  the  while  almost  silencing  the  enemy's 
batteries  in  front;  but  the  55th  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  that 
was  to  support  the  Second  Battalion  on  its  left,  broke  and 
fled  to  the  rear,  leaving  the  Battalion  exposed  to  a  cross 
fire  on  its  left,  and,  thus  exposed  and  being  without  proper 
support,  the  attempt  to  take  the  works  did  not  succeed. 
The  Battalion,  however,  under  a  very  severe  and  continu 
ous  fire  of  the  enemy,  pugnaciously  held  the  ground  gained, 
by  lying  down  and  the  men  scooping  up  earth  in  front  of 
themselves  with  tinplates  and  bayonets. 

The  loss  to  the  Second  Battalion  in  this  charge  was 
twelve  killed  and  sixty-nine  wounded,  nearly  all  of  which 
occurred  during  the  first  fifteen  minutes  of  the  engagement. 
Among  the  seriously  wounded  was  Captain  Jones,  of  Bat 
tery  L,  who  was  in  command  of  the  Battalion,  and  who 
so  gallantly  led  his  Battery  in  the  successful  assault  on  a 
redoubt  the  day  before. 

Toward  nightfall  the  other  two  battalions  of  the  regi 
ment  advanced  to  where  the  Second  Battalion  lay,  and 


68  PETERSBURG. 

by  throwing  up  earthworks,  strengthened  the  line,  which 
was  maintained  throughout  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  and 
proved  to  be  the  most  advanced  line  toward  Petersburg 
made  by  any  troops  of  the  Union  army  until  after  the  Con 
federates  evacuated  the  city  in  April,  1865. 

Lieutenant  Geuisinger  was  in  command  of  Battery  B 
during  these  actions,  and  in  leaving  the  field  at  night  he 
directed  Sergeant  Gramlich  to  see  that  all  killed  and 
wounded  of  the  Battery  were  brought  off  the  field.  In 
carrying  out  this  order,  almost  the  first  man  Sergeant  Gram 
lich  found  killed  was  his  father,  who  was  shot  through  the 
heart,  and,  though  grief-stricken,  he  insisted  on  helping  to 
carry  the  body  from  the  field. 

During  the  night  of  June  i8th,  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  was  relieved  by  the  Tenth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  moved  to  the  rear  on  the  left 
of  the  City  Point  railroad,  where  it  went  into  camp  in  the 
ravine  through  which  Harrison's  creek  ran  under  the  rail 
road,  a  short  distance  in  front  of  Friend's  mansion,  then 
ocupied  by  General  Martindale  as  division  headquarters. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  had  its 
rendezvous  and  camp  in  this  ravine  during  its  72  days  spent 
in  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  excepting  two  days  at  Spring 
Hill  to  reorganize  the  regiment,  and  two  days  near  Fort 
Hell  at  the  time  of  the  "Crater"  fight. 

The  regiment  remained  in  camp  the  ipth  of  June,  and 
had  issued  to  it  three  days'  rations.  On  the  following 
day  it  marched  to  a  place  known  as  Spring  Hill,  near  Point 
of  Rocks,  where  the  men  enjoyed  a  bath  in  the  Appomattox 
river  and  a  general  renovation  of  clothing  was  had,  a  lux 
ury  not  enjoyed  since  leaving  White  House  Landing  on 
the  1 4th  inst.  Here,  also,  the  men  received  the  first  mail 
since  leaving  Washington  on  May  27th,  which  gave  en 
joyment  and  pleasure  to  the  men  in  a  degree  realized  only 
by  those  who  were  thus  favored.  Many  received  an  accum 
ulation  of  from  twenty  to  thirty  pieces  of  mail  matter,  in 
many  cases  some  token  of  remembrance  being  enclosed 
therein,  and  which  greatly  added  to  the  happiness  of  the 
recipients,  evidenced  by  the  joyful  countenances  to  be  seen 
that  day.  "Life  is  worth  living,"  said  John  H.  Myers,  of 


LIEUT.    CHRISTIAN   F.   GRAMLICH, 
Battery  B. 


70  PETERSBURG. 

On  the  morning  of  June  24th,  the  Confederates  opened 
a  terrific  cannonade  in  front  of  the  Eighteenth  Army  Corps, 
the  fire  of  which  was  concentrated  principally  on  the  Sec 
ond  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  and  the  Tenth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  regiments,  and  at  about  nine  o'clock 
the  Confederates  charged  the  line  between  the  Appomattox 
river  and  the  City  Point  railroad,  being  the  right  wing  of 
General  Ames'  brigade,  resulting  in  the  repulse  of  the 
Confederates  with  great  loss. 

As  colored  troops  at  times  were  occupying  the 
breastworks  at  this  point,  the  Confederates  maintained  an 
almost  continuous  fire  thereon,  and  it  required  great  cau 
tion  on  the  part  of  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  for  the  slightest  projecting 
of  a  head  above  the  earthworks  meant  a  wound  or  death 
to  the  one  so  doing;  and,  unfortunately,  a  few  such  casual 
ties  did  occur. 

Rations  and  water  were  served  the  men  in  the  pits 
under  great  difficulties;  yet,  some  of  the  Batteries'  cooks, 
with  brotherly  feeling,  were  bent  on  giving  their  "boys" 
warm  food  and  coffee  occasionally  during  the  daytime,  and 
frequently  ran  the  gauntlet  of  Confederate  bullets  to  do  so. 

Just  where  Battery  K  was  located  in  the  pits  there  was 
a  depression  in  the  breastworks,  where  the  enemy,  almost 
constantly,  fired  volleys  of  musketry  over,  which,  added 
to  the  fire  of  sharpshooters,  made  it  very  dangerous  to  ap 
proach  the  works  from  the  rear.  Several  men  were  shot  at 
this  point  daily,  either  being  killed  or  wounded.  However, 
Alexander  T.  Dougherty,  of  Battery  K,  managed  to  do  his 
duty  as  a  cook,  and  the  following  is  his  explanation  of  how 
he  accomplished  the  feat  of  supplying  the  men  with  rations : 

"I  would  approach  under  cover  as  far  as  I  could  go  with  safety. 
Then  I  would  wait  until  the  volley  was  fired.  Then  I  would  run 
zig-zagging  with  all  my  might  for  the  breastworks,  frequently  passing 
dead  men.  I  bent  my  body  down  as  low  as  I  could  to  protect  myself. 
I  ran  that  gauntlet  for  more  than  sixty  days,  morning,  noon  and  eve 
ning,  without  meeting  or  intercepting  any  rebel  balls,  which  many  other 
poor  comrades  who  attempted  it  paid  the  forfeit  of  failure  in  their 
devotion  with  their  lives/' 

Captain  Baggs,  in  his  writings  of  the  Petersburg  cam 
paign,  says : 


THE    GIRL  I  LEFT    BEHIND  ME. 
Miss  Mary  A.  Judd. 

Typical  collector  of  lint  and  bandages  for  the 
Christian  and  Sanitary  Commissions. 


PETERSBURG.  Jl 

"The  rebels  had  a  battery  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  Appomatox 
river  that  commanded  the  road  upon  which  our  entrenchments  had 
been  made.  It  must  have  been  a  very  poor  battery  or  else  it  was  a 
long  way  off,  for  the  shot  and  shell  that  reached  us  were  so  nearly 
spent  that  some  of  the  men  wanted  to  try  to  catch  them  on  the  fly. 
They  would  roll  down  our  way  like  the  balls  along  a  ten-pin  alley. 
There  was  one,  however,  that  had  more  force  than  the  rest  of  them, 
for  it  passed  between  Major  Anderson  and  Adjutant  Grugan  as  they 
sat  at  breakfast  in  their  tent.  They  moved  their  tent  immediately. 

One  night  there  was  an  alarm  and  we  were  ordered  forward.  As 
we  scrambled  out  of  our  trenches,  firing  seemed  to  be  promiscuous — 
our  own  men,  apparently,  firing  in  any  direction.  I  remember  feeling 
the  bullets  unpleasantly  near,  as  well  as  being  slightly  singed  with 
powder. 

As  a  rule  we  were  relieved  after  twenty-four  hours  and  allowed  to 
go  back  to  camp  for  a  day.  Although  the  firing  was  so  constant  and 
our  camp  was  so  exposed,  it  was  but  little  safer  than  the  trenches." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  re 
lieved  from  the  pits  by  Rinks'  colored  troops,  on  the  night 
of  June  25th,  and  returned  thereto  again  the  following 
evening;  being  again  relieved  on  the  evening  of  the  27th 
and  returning  to  the  trenches  again  on  the  28th,  during 
which  night  Lieutenant  Edward  D.  C.  Loud,  of  Battery 
H,  became  "missing,"  it  being  ascertained,  through  Con 
federate  deserters,  a  few  days  later,  that  he  was  being  held 
as  a  prisoner  by  the  enemy. 

Being  relieved  from  the  pits  on  the  night  of  June  29th, 
the  regiment  marched  back  to  its  camp  in  the  ravine,  where 
it  remained  until  about  4  o'clock  the  following  day,  when  it 
fell  in  line  and  marched  some  distance  to  the  right,  where 
it  was  placed  in  position  to  support  other  troops  in  ad 
vancing  the  main  line.  The  engagement  was  of  slight 
account,  as  little  resistance  was  made  by  the  enemy,  and 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  not  called 
upon  to  do  anything. 

After  the  line  was  straightened,  the  regiment  again 
returned  to  its  camp,  and  the  following  day  was  mustered 
for  six  months'  pay,  and  re-entered  the  pits  that  night 
at  its  usual  place  of  so  doing. 

The  part  of  the  line  advanced  on  the  3Oth  of  June 
was  necessary  so  as  to  conform  to  that  established  by  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  on  the  i8th  of  June, 
which  was  some  three  hundred  yards  beyond  that  estab 
lished  by  the  Second  Corps  troops  on  its  right,  and  which 


PETERSBURG. 


caused  a  bend  towards  the  railroad,  thereby  offering  the 
enemy  an  opportunity  to  infilade  the  breastworks  with  a 
semi-cross  fire. 


LIEU1  HUMPHREY 

•     -NCT0^ 

V     i     \\tfj) 


GROUP  OF  OFFICERS. 


The  losses  in  the  regiment  from  June   I5th  to  June 
30th  were: 


PETERSBURG.  73 

Killed,  16  men ;  wounded,  2  officers  and  92  men ;  captured  or  mis- 
ing,  i  officer  and  15  men;  total,  126. 

During  the  night  of  July  i,  1864,  Captain  David 
Schooley,  of  Battery  M,  and  Lieutenant  Daniel  M.  Lewrey, 
of  Battery  D,  were  made  prisoners,  and  Lieutenant  Richard 
M.  Goundie,  of  Battery-  G,  was  slightly  wounded  by  a 
piece  of  mortar  shell. 

Lieutenant  Lewrey  was  making  his  "grand  rounds" 
of  the  picket  line,  when  he,  evidently,  was  misled  by  fol 
lowing  a  path  that  eventually  led  him  into  the  enemy's 
lines.  The  path  was  located  for  some  distance  along  the 
picket  line  near  an  old  race  track,  then  inclined  to  the 
left,  whereas  the  picket  line  extended  straight  on,  through 
some  shrubbery  and  undergrowth,  which,  it  being  a  very 
dark  night,  Lieutenant  Lewrey  evidently  did  not  discern, 
and,  consequently,  walked  into  the  enemy's  lines,  where 
he  was  made  prisoner.  Captain  Schooley  was  similarly 
made  a  prisoner,  probably  at  the  same  point,  or  somewhere 
along  the  line  of  the  race  track. 

This  race  track  proved  to  be  a  snare  to  several  officers 
who  were  captured  while  making  their  "grand  rounds" 
as  "officer  of  the  day."  The  videttes  were  located  in  holes 
about  fifty  feet  in  front  of  the  breastworks,  along  the  edge 
of  the  track,  and  the  enemy's  pickets  were  aware  of  the 
divergence  of  the  path,  as  was  stated  by  several  deserters 
to  the  Federal  lines,  there  being  several  Confederate  pickets 
placed  at  about  that  point,  with  instructions  to  be  on  the 
alert  for  "Yankee  Officers  of  the  Day  making  their  grand 
rounds." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  remained  in 
the  trenches  until  the  evening  of  the  3rd  of  July,  when  it 
was  relieved  and  returned  to  its  camp,  remaining  there 
until  the  evening  of  the  5th  of  July,  when  it  re-entered  the 
pits  again. 

Rumors  of  Colonel  Gibson  having  made  application  to 
be  relieved  from  command  of  the  regiment  were  heard 
throughout  the  regiment  on  the  4th  of  July,  and  the  follow 
ing  day  Major  Anderson  was  recommended  as  successor  to 
Colonel  Gibson. 


74  PETERSBURG. 

The  regiment  was  again  relieved  from  duty  in  the 
trenches  on  the  evening  of  July  6th,  and  re-entered  them 
again  on  the  night  of  the  9th,  where  it  remained  until  the 
evening  of  July  I2th,  during  which  time  the  regiment  was 
continually  under  fire,  day  and  night,  many  men  being 
killed  and  wounded,  the  men  not  being  permitted  to  sleep 
more  than  one  hour  in  daytime,  and  no  sleeping  permitted 
during  the  night,  an  attack  by  the  enemy  being  anticipated 
at  any  moment. 

Commissions  for  several  officers  of  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  were  received  from  Harrisburg 
on  the  1 2th  of  July,  1864,  they  being  the  first  commissions 
issued  to  the  regiment  from  the  time  of  the  Provisional  regi 
ments'  organization. 

On  the  evening  of  July  I2th,  1864,  the  regiment  was 
relieved  about  9  o'clock  and  went  to  its  camp  in  the  ravine. 
About  3  o'clock  the  next  morning  bugles  sounded  the  "As 
sembly,"  and,  after  quickly  forming  in  line,  double-quicked 
to  the  trenches,  in  front  of  which  the  Confederates  had 
massed  a  large  body  of  troops,  in  consequence  of  which  an 
attack  on  the  Federal  lines  was  anticipated.  The  men  were 
kept  in  suspense  all  that  day,  and,  without  any  sleep  con 
tinued  so  until  the  night  of  the  I5th  of  July,  when  every 
third  man  was  permitted  to  enjoy  two  hours  sleep  in  turns. 
The  weather  was  very  warm,  and  the  almost  continuous 
duty  required  of  the  men  was  a  very  trying  ordeal,  causing 
a  thinning  of  the  ranks,  many  men,  and  officers  too,  be 
coming  prostrated  and,  in  many  cases,  were  carried  to  the 
rear  for  medical  treatment. 

Colonel  Fairchild  took  command  of  the  Brigade  to 
which  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  at 
tached  on  the  1 4th  of  July,  1864. 

During  the  regiment's  stay  in  the  trenches,  from  the 
1 3th  to  the  1 6th  of  July,  1864,  all  sorts  of  rumors  regard 
ing  a  Confederate  raid  into  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania 
were  circulated.  Some  w^ere  to  the  effect  that  Early  had 
invaded  Pennsylvania  with  a  large  force  of  Confederates, 
while  others  were  that  he  had  entered  Washington,  via 
Seventh  Street  road.  Inasmuch  as  the  Second  Pennsylva 
nia  Heavy  Artillery  had  rebuilt  and  occupied  Fort  Massa- 


PETERSBURG.  75 

chusetts,  the  key  to  Washington  by  way  of  Seventh  street, 
little  credence  was  given  that  rumor,  as  they  well  knew  the 
impregnability  of  that  fort,  then  known  as  Fort  Stevens. 
Late  on  the  night  of  July  I5th,  however,  intelligence  was 
received  that  the  Confederates  were  badly  defeated  in  their 
effort  to  capture  the  capital,  and  were  in  full  retreat;  this 
being  confirmed  the  next  day,  the  news  put  new  life,  as  it 
were,  into  the  spirits  of  the  almost  completely  exhausted 
men  of  the  regiment. 

At  the  time  of  Early's  attack  on  Washington,  Captain 
John  Norris,  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  was  in  command  at  Fort  DeRussy,  and 
took  a  prominent  part  in  repulsing  the  Confederates.  Col 
onel  Marble,  in  his  report  to  Col.  Warner,  commanding 
the  First  Brigade  of  Hardin's  Division,  said : 

"Much  credit  is  due  to  Captain  John  Norris,  of  Second  Provis 
ional  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  whom  you  assigned  to  me  as  Chief 
of  Artillery.  Captain  Norris'  report  of  the  artillery  practice  will  be 
forwarded  to  you  without  delay." 

Captain  John  Norris  was  a  Lieutenant  in  Battery  G, 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  until  the  formation 
of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania,  when  he  was  ap 
pointed  Captain  of  Company  B  in  the  latter  regiment,  and 
was  among  the  best  and  bravest  officers  of  that  regiment. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  relieved 
from  the  breastworks  early  on  the  morning  of  July  i6th, 
1864,  while  heavy  cannonading  was  going  on,  and,  after 
breakfasting  in  camp,  proceeded  to  a  position  in  the  trenches 
at  a  point  considerably  farther  to  the  left  than  heretofore 
occupied  by  the  regiment,  where  it  was  immediately  put  to 
work  demolishing  an  old  line  of  works  and  rebuilding  them 
in  a  more  substantial  manner.  That  night  the  regiment 
marched  back  to  its  camp  and  rested  until  8  o'clock  the 
following  evening,  July  I7th,  when  it  again  took  up  its 
usual  position  in  the  trenches  near  the  City  Point  Railroad. 
All  the  Batteries  of  the  regiment  occupied  about  their  usual 
locations  in  the  pits,  with  the  exception  of  Battery  G,  on 
the  extreme  right,  which  spread  out  and  extended  a  con 
siderable  distance  beyond  the  City  Point  Railroad. 

On  the  morning  of  July  i8th,  at  about  3  o'clock,  the 


76  PETERSBURG. 

enemy  opened  up  a  terrific  cannonading  along  the  whole 
line,  indicating  a  contemplated  attack,  and  compelling  the 
men  to  hug  the  breastworks,  many  of  whom,  however,  were, 
more  or  less,  wounded,  and  a  few  killed,  principally  by 
shells  thrown  from  cohorn  mortars.  Rain  commenced 
to  descend  about  5  o'clock  and  continued  until  the  evening 
of  the  2 1  st. 

To  illustrate  the  severe  strain  the  men  were  put  to  in 
doing  duty  at  "the  front"  is  an  utter  impossibility — the 
want  of  sleep,  the  heat,  rain,  flies,  mosquitoes,  "gray-backs," 
etc.,  added  to  the  incessant  necessity  of  precaution  to  pro 
tect  themselves  from  the  aim  of  dreaded  sharpshooters  and 
flying  shells,  taxed  their  po\vers  of  endurance  and  nerves  to 
the  extreme,  and  its  effects  were  distinguishable  in  the 
lives  of  many  survivors  of  the  ordeal  years  thereafter. 

Corporal  Chambers,  of  Battery  L,  recalling  those  days 
in  front  of  Petersburg,  says: 

"It  was  hell  itself,  and  it  is  wondrous  to  me  that  so  many  of  us 
survived  the  event.  The  over-taxing  of  the  men  in  building  rifle  pits, 
batteries,  forts  and  cover  ways,  in  addition  to  the  continuous  sharp- 
shooting;  the  evening  and  morning  duels,  which  were  so  deadly  in  our 
front,  being  from  one  to  two  hundred  yards  apart  and  right  in  front 
of  the  city,  was  simply  awful.  One-half  of  the  line  would  fire  while 
the  other  worked  on  the  pits  or  tried  to  sleep.  On  our  right  was  a 
battery  of  breech-loading  guns,  which  were  presented  to  Jeff  Davis 
by  some  English  nobleman,  whose  name  along  with  the  presentation 
was  engraved  on  the  breech.  After  the  surrender  I  rode  astride  of 
one  of  these  pieces,  with  six  horses  attached,  through  the  streets  of 
Petersburg,  and  helped  to  load  it  on  the  cars  for  City  Point.  The 
fire  of  this  battery  was  very  destructive.  It  mattered  not  how  thick 
and  strong  our  breastworks  might  be  on  our  flank — for  it  had  a  flank 
fire — the  shells  from  those  terrible  guns  would  burrow  through  the 
embankment  and  explode  with  terrific  effect.  One  of  these  shells 
exploded  in  the  pits  occupied  by  Battery  L,  tearing  off  the  limbs  of  a 
half  dozen  men.  One  of  them  was  the  orderly  sergeant,  a  young 
Irishman  from  the  British  army,  one  of  the  best  drilled  men  I  ever 
saw." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  relieved 
from  duty  in  the  entrenchments  during  the  night  of  July 
1 9th,  1864,  and  returned  to  its  camping  ground  in  a  pelting 
rainstorm,  but  as  the  weather  had  been  mostly  hot  and  dry 
from  time  of  leaving  Cold  Harbor,  the  men  seemed  rather 
to  enjoy  the  change,  and  marched  with  a  more  elastic  step 
than  they  had  for  several  days  past;  and  the  peals  of  thun- 


PETERSBURG.  // 

der,  attended  by  flashes  of  lightning,  was  to  them  only  a 
''reflection  of  what  had  been  witnessed  and  experienced 
ever  since  the  first  appearance  of  the  regiment  before  Peters 
burg,"  as  was  said  by  Comrade  Robert  Casey,  Jr.,  of  Bat 
tery  F,  several  years  later. 

Captain  Baggs,  of  Battery  D,  in  a  letter  to  his  wife, 
written  in  the  pits  at  Petersburg  says : 

In   the   Entrenchment,   July   i8th,    1864. 

While  relieving  the  other  troops  we  were  shelled,  as  I  spoke  of  in 
the  first  part  of  my  letter,  but  fortunately  I  believe  no  one  of  our 
Battalion  was  hurt.  I  was  commanding  it  at  the  time,  Major  Sadler 
being  Brigade  Officer  of  the  Day.  This  being  rather  a  quiet  day  I 
will  try  and  finish  this  letter.  I  have  my  pen  and  ink  along  for  that 
purpose,  but  these  holes  are  so  dirty  and  dusty  that  I  don't  know  that 
I  can  get  through. 

Well,  to  resume  my  narrative.  It  is  singular  how  soon  men  get 
used  to  these  missiles  flying  near  them.  Soon  after  daylight  they  be-_ 
gan  to  think  of  their  breakfast  and  a  few  at  a  time  are  allowed  to 
cook.  They  bring  their  own  provisions  with  them  and  each  man  cooks 
for  himself.  Having  collected  a  few  sticks  they  build  a  fire  and  cook 
their  meals  with  as  much  coolness  as  you  do  at  home.  Frequently  a 
bullet  will  strike  in  the  bank  and  throw  out  dust  over  them  and  in 
their  coffee.  This  frequently  produces  an  oath,  as  the  soldier  sets 
great  store  by  his  coffee,  and  it  does  seem  to  be  the  principal  thing, 
especially  in  the  pits. 

Now  some  one  has  to  go  for  water.  This  is  quite  dangerous,  as 
their  heads  must  be  exposed  for  a  little  while.  However,  they  go. 
Some  walk  along  leisurely,  some  double-quick  or  half  double,  as  they 
suppose  the  danger  is  more  or  less  great.  They  judge  by  the  number 
and  nearness  of  the  sound  of  the  bullets.  Generally  we  have  an  artil 
lery  duel  every  morning.  Sometimes  our  batteries  commence  and 
sometimes  the  rebels.  We  can  generally  tell  when  the  shot  and  shell 
are  coming,  either  by  seeing  the  flash  or  hearing  the  sound.  Some  one 
cries  ''Cover !"  and  all  protect  themselves  as  well  as  they  can.  But 
every  day  there  is  some  one  hurt  and  then  the  cry  is  "Stretcher  this 
way !"  and  the  stretcher  bearers  come  along  and  carry  off  the  wounded 
man.  Inquiry  is  made  who  it  is  and  if  badly  hurt.  The  soldiers  show 
great  sympathy  in  their  manner,  but  few  express  it  in  words.  The 
wounded  comrade  is  borne  off  and  that  is  probably  the  last  they  see 
of  him  in  this  campaign. 

On  our  left  and  about  seven  hundred  yards  distant  is  a  high  hill, 
where  the  rebels  are  entrenched.  We  can  see  them  at  work  frequently 
and  have  a  good  sight  of  every  shot  and  shell  thrown  in  by  our  bat 
teries.  Our  mortars  drop  the  shells  right  in  their  holes,  but  we  can 
not  tell  what  amount  of  damage  is  done.  It  is  certainly  very  unpleas 
ant  there,  as  our  men  send  the  shells  in  very  thick.  We  have  two  bat 
teries  and  both  are  very  attentive  to  this  hill.  It  is  very  strong  by 
nature  and  the  rebels  have  dug  a  ditch  and  placed  abatis — that  is  trees 
laid  down  with  their  prongs  from  the  fort  and  too  close  together  for 
a  man  to  get  through.  Outside  of  that  is  a  wire  fence.  It  would  be 
impossible  to  take  it  by  assault  without  great  loss. 


78  PETERSBURG. 

About  dusk  we  see  the  rebels  sending  out  their  pickets  and  after  a 
while  ours  are  sent  out.  The  sharpshooters  leave  at  sunset  and  the 
pickets  do  not  fire  while  being  posted.  Rebel  deserters  come  in  fre 
quently  and  tell  the  usual  tale  of  short  rations,  hard  service,  conscript 
ing  every  man,  etc.  Several  have  come  in  and  say  the  rebels  talk 
about  charging  our  works.  I  presume  there  must  be  a  determination 
of  this  kind,  as  they  confirm  each  others'  statements  in  the  main  idea. 

Our  soldiers  are  cheerful  and  laugh  at  the  missiles  of  death  as  they 
fly  harmlessly  by  and  at  each  other  when  they  dodge  without  being  hit. 
They  crack  a  great  many  jokes,  and  you  would  be  surprised  to  see  so 
much  mirth  under  the  circumstances. 

We  have  dug  several  wells  in  the  rear  of  the  pits  and  obtain  very 
good  water  in  about  ten  feet.  Many  of  the  rebel  shells  do  not  burst. 
We  have  a  large  pile  of  them  near  my  pit.  The  men  have  picked  them 
up  close  by,  as  most  of  them  light  near  here.  Pratt  brings  my  meals 
out  to  me  and  I  eat  them  'sans  ceremonie/ 

We  look  anxiously  for  the  troops  to  relieve  us  after  we  have  been 
in  the  pits  two  days.  Soon  after  dark  they  come  along  and  we  march 
back  to  camp.  Our  camp  is  in  a  hollow  near  the  railroad,  and  a  small 
stream  runs  through  it.  We  have  dug  springs  close  together  and 
water  is  abundant  and  good.  These  two  days  are  devoted  to  cleaning 
up  and  getting  things  in  order.  We  have  been  here  now  a  month 
and  on  Saturday  I  had  my  quarters  improved.  I  have  had  a  nice 
arbor  built  which  gives  us  ample  room  and  is  quite  comfortable.  If  it 
should  rain,  though,  there  is  only  one  shelter  tent  to  protect  me,  but  I 
think  that  will  do  it  unless  it  rains  very  hard.  Speaking  of  rain  re 
minds  me  that  we  have  not  had  enough  to  lay  the  dust  since  we  came 
here.  Near  my  quarters  is  a  grave  marked  "Confederate  Unknown." 
Some  one  of  our  regiment  has  written  on  the  board,  "Think  not  of 
him  as  an  enemy,  but  admonish  him  as  a  friend." 

The  regiment  re-entered  the  pits  on  the  night  of  July 
2  ist,  and  remained  there  until  9  o'clock  p.  m.,  of  the  23rd, 
when  it  was  again  relieved  by  other  troops. 

Orders  were  issued  for  dress  parade  on  the  24th  of 
July,  but  rain,  which  had  ceased  the  night  before,  again 
came  down  in  torrents  at  appointed  time  for  parade,  thus 
preventing  it  taking  place,  much  to  the  gratification  of 
the  officers  and  men,  who,  through  excessive  duty  in  the 
pits,  felt  more  inclined  to  rest  and  sleep.  However,  it  was 
made  known  that  Colonel  Gibson  was  relieved,  and  Major 
Anderson  assumed  command  of  the  regiment,  in  obedience 
to  the  following: 

WAR  DEPARTMENT,  ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE. 

Washington,  July  22nd,   1864. 
SPECIAL  ORDER,  No.  245. 

EXTRACT. 

6th. — By  direction  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the  leave 
of  absence  granted  Captain  A.  A.  Gibson,  *nd  U.  S.  Artillery,  now 


CAPT.   NICHOLAS   BAGGS, 

Batter}-  D. 
Wounded  at  Chapiu's  Farm. 


PETERSBURG.  79 

Major  3rd  U.   S.   Artillery,  to  enable  him  to  accept  the  colonelcy  of 
the  2nd  Penna.  Heavy  Artillery,  is  hereby  revoked,  and  he  will  report 
in  person  to  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  under  his  rank  as  an 
officer  of  the  Regular  Army  for  orders. 
By  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

E.  D.  TOWNSEND, 
Assistant  Ad'gt  Gen' I. 

Col.  Gibson  had  a  good  heart  for  his  men,  or  "boys," 
as  he  called  them,  and  was  patriotic.  He  spoke  for  an  hour 
in  his  address  to  them  at  the  reunion  of  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  at  Belmont  Mansion,  September, 
1888,  and  was  a  proud  man  that  day. 

The  following  is  his  farewell  address  to  the  regiment : 

COLONEL  GIBSON'S    FAREWELL  ADDRESS. 

HD.  QRS.  2nd  PENNA.  ART'Y., 
Near  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  2io:-    i3t>4. 
REGIMENTAL  ORDERS  No.  30. 

In  relinquishing  the  command  of  his  regiment,  the  Colonel  desires 
to  express  to  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  his  regret  that  circumstances 
preclude  his  sharing  its  fortunes  to  the  end. 

His  interest  for  the  regiment  will  never  diminish.  He  will  ever 
be  mindful  of  its  reputation.  The  discipline  which  it  has  received ;  the 
principles  with  which  it  has  been  instilled,  and  especially  the  richness 
of  its  personal  material,  assure  that  the  flags  of  its  State  and  the 
Federal  Government  will  never  be  furled  with  dishonor.  In  a  few 
months  the  service  of  the  regiment  will  have  expire*!,  and  during  a 
period  when  the  efforts  of  the  nation  will  all  be  historical.  The  time 
and  the  occasion  present  irresistable  inducements  for  the  regiment  to 
carve  for  itself  a  name  which  the  State  will  be  proud  to  cherish.  The 
Colonel,  in  taking  farewell,  would  impress  on  his  regiments  as  its 
motto:  "Unanimity  and  Co-operation." 

By  command  of 

A.  A.  GIBSON,  U.  S.  A., 

Colonel  2nd  Pcnna.  Art'y. 
FLOR.  W.  GRUGAN, 

Lt.  and  Adjt. 

The  Adjutant  also  announced  that  General  Martindale 
had  succeeded  General  Smith  in  command  of  the  i8th  Army 
Corps,  which  was  evidently  regretted  by  the  officers  and 
men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artilley,  as  they 
were  greatly  attached  to  "Baldy"  Smith. 

Many  of  the  facts  relative  to  the  temporary  organi 
zation  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  and  the  controversy  between  Governor  Curtin,  Colo 
nel  Gibson  and  the  War  Department  in  reference  to  officers 


8o 


PETERSBURG. 


for  the  said  regiment,  have  been  "mislaid,"  but  the  follow 
ing  message  of  Governor  Curtin  to  the  Senate  of  Pennsyl 
vania,  dated  August  22,  1864,  will  suffice  to  show  the  bit 
terness  of  the  controversy  created  by  the  desire  to  appoint 
officers  for  the  new  regiment,  and,  in  a  measure  will  ac 
count  for  the  unprecedent  ill  treatment  of  that  gallant  regi 
ment  by  the  uncalled  for  "ambition  of  somebody." 

GOVERNOR  CURTIN'S   MESSAGE. 

PENNA.  EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER, 

Harrisburg,  Aug.  22,  1864. 

To  the  Honorable  the  Senate  of  Pennsylvania : — Gentlemen : — I  re 
ceived  the  following  preamble  and  resolution  on  the  2Oth  of  August : 

SENATE  CHAMBER,  Harrisburg,  Aug.  20,   1864. 

Whereas,  It  is  alleged  that  the  officers  of  the  zd  Pa.  Art.  (or  Provisional 
regiment)  are  without  commissions,  and  the  regiment,  although  in  the  front,  is 
without  surgeons,  therefore,  in  order  to  ascertain  where  the  neglect  is,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Governor  be  requested  to  furnish,  at  his  earliest  conven 
ience,  any  correspondence,  that  he  may  have  had  with  the  President  or  the  War 
Department  in  relation  thereto. 

To  which  I  have  the  honor  to  reply,  that  on  the  recommendation  of 
an  officer  of  the  War  Department,  on  the  i8th  of  June,  1862,  I  appointed 
A.  A.  Gibson,  then  a  captain  in  the  artillery  service  of  the  United  States, 
colonel  of  the  2d  regiment,  Pennsylvania  artillery.  It  was  represented 
to  me  that  he  was  very  well  qualified,  and  I  selected  him  accordingly 
for  this  particular  arm  of  the  service.  Early  in  January,  1863,  com 
plaints  were  made  to  me  by  the  officers  of  the  regiment  in  reference  to 
the  conduct  of  Col.  Gibson,  and  indeed  charges  were  made  of  a  serious 
character.  I  was  extremely  reluctant  to  interfere  between  the  War 
Department  and  a  colonel  of  the  service.  But  these  complaints  contin 
ued  to  be  repeated,  and  in  the  month  of  May  or  June,  1863,  when  in 
Washington  city  on  other  business,  I  was  called  upon  by  many  of  the 
officers  of  the  regiment,  gentlemen  who  were  personally  known  to  me 
to  be  entirely  reliable,  and  statements  were  made  so  serious  that  I  could 
not  disregard  them,  and  I  addressed  the  Secretary  of  War  upon  the 
subject,  and  sent  my  communication  from  Willard's  Hotel  (without 
having  retained  a  copy),  asking  that  Col.  Gibson  should  be  relieved 
from  the  command  of  the  regiment  and  ordered  back  to  his  regiment  in 
the  army.  To  this  communication  no  answer  was  returned,  but  to  my 
surprise  I  learned  unofficially,  that  all  that  was  required  to  secure  the 
removal  of  Colonel  Gibson  was  my  request  to  that  effect.  On  the  2d 
of  December,  1863,  I  again  addressed  the  Secretary  of  War  as  follows : 

EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER,  Harrisburg,  December  2,  1863. 

Hon.  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War: — Sir: — I  beg  leave  to  request 
most  earnestly  that  you  will  issue  an  order  to  Col.  A.  A.  Gibson,  now  command 
ing  the  2d  Pennsylvania  Artillery,  relieving  him  from  the  command  and  returning 
him  to  his  post  as  captain  in  the  2d  regiment  of  Regular  artillery.  I  am  con 
strained  to  make  this  request  from  the  fact  that  Col.  Gibson  has  not  and  does  not 
give  satisfaction  to  his  regiment — that  his  officers,  some  of  them  the  finest  in  the 
service,  are  constantly  appealing  to  me  to  relieve  them.  Charges  of  a  serious 
nature  could  be  preferred,  but  this  would  involve  delay  attending  a  court  martial, 


PETERSBURG.  8 1 

and  would  create  dissensions,  all  of  which  can  be  avoided  by  his  being  returned 
to  his  regular  rank.  The  most  charitable  construction  placed  upon  his  conduct 
by  his  officers  is  that  he  is  insane,  and  under  such  circumstances  the  mildest 
means  consistent  with  the  good  of  the  service  are  probably  the  best. 

I  respectfully  refer  to  papers  already  on  file  in  your  department  with  my  en 
dorsement,  in  relation  to  this  subject,  and  I  beg  that  the  order  may  issue.  Very 
respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

A.    G.    CURTIN. 

To  which  no  answer  was  returned. 

The  complaints  still  continuing,  and  both  officers  and  men  con 
stantly  appealing  to  me,  I  again  addressed  the  Secretary  of  War  on  the 
ipth  of  January,  1864,  as  follows : 

EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER,  Harrisburg,  January  19,   1864. 

Hon.  E.  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War:  Sir: — I  have  upon  two  occasions  be 
fore  this  endeavored  to  call  your  attention  to  the  propriety  of  ordering  Col.  A.  A. 
Gibson,  now  commanding  the  2d  regiment,  Pa.  artillery,  to  ioin  his  own  regiment  of 
Regulars,  and  was  surprised  that  no  answer  had  been  returned.  I  learn,  however, 
unofficially,  that  mv  letters  upon  this  subject  have  not  reached  you.  I  therefore 
take  the  liberty  of  enclosing  to  you  a  copy  of  my  last  letter  on  this  subject,  which 
fully  explains  the  matter,  and  in  addition  to  what  is  there  stated  it  is  proper  to 
s3y,  that  from  information  received,  I  am  assured  that  if  Col.  Gibson  is  not  re 
moved,  very  few  of  that  regiment  will  re-enlist,  and  that  if  he  is,  nearly  all  of 
them  will.  Hence  the  necessity  for  early  action. 

Very   respectfully,   your   ob't   serv't, 

A.    G.    CURTIN. 

This  letter  I  sent  to  Washington  city  by  a  member  of  my  staff,  who 
delivered  it  to  the  Secretary  of  War  in  person,  on  the  23d  of  January, 
1864. 

No  action  having  been  taken  although  a  court  of  inquiry  had  been  in 
session  upon  charges  preferred  against  Colonel  Gibson,  and  the  com 
plaints  still  continuing,  on  the  :6th  June,  1864,  I  addressed  the  Presi 
dent  of  the  United  States  as  follows : 

EXECUTIVE   CHAMBER,    Harrisburg,   June    16,    1864. 

Sir: — In  the  spring  of  1862  you  requested  me  to  raise  a  volunteer  regiment 
of  heavy  artillery  called  the  <(2d  regiment  heavy  artillery"  P.  V.  The  call  being 
a  special  one  there  seemed  to  be  required  to  command  the  regiment  an  officer  of 
experience  in  that  particular  line,  and  one  of  the  officers  of  the  War  Department 
recommended  for  the  purpose  Captain  A.  A.  Gibson  of  the  State  of  Maine,  then 
a  captain  in  the  2d  artillery  U.  S.  A.  In  the  compliance  with  this  recommendation, 
and  without  any  other  knowledge  of  Captain  Gibson,  I  appointed  and  commissioned 
him  on  the  i8th  of  June,  1862,  as  colonel  of  the  regiment.  His  conduct  and  de 
portment  since  have  been  intolerable.  He  has  violated  the  faith  of  the  Govern 
ment,  pledged  to  recruits  for  regiments  in  the  field  by  general  order  No.  88, 
July  25th,  1862,  which  provides  that  thev  shall  be  permitted  to  select  any  com 
pany  of  the  regiment  they  may  prefer.  In  contempt  of  this  order  he  has  forced 
recruits  into  batteries  other  than  those  which  they  selected.  In  at  least  one  in 
stance  he  has  used  language  to  a  commissioned  officer  of  his  regiment  in  presence 
of  an  enlisted  man,  unbecoming  an  officer  and  a  gentleman,  and  calculated  to 
subvert  all  discipline.  He  has  treated  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  with 
contempt  by  returning  to  her  agent  the  flag  which  he  supposed  to  be  the  flag 
presented  to  the  regiment  by  the  State  under  the  direction  of  an  act  of  Assem 
bly,  and  giving  as  a  reason  for  so  doing  that  when  the  regiment  was  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States  it  ceased  to  have  anything  to  do  with  the 
State.  He  has  slandered  the  whole  people  of  Pennsylvania,  and  especially  her 
gallant  soldiers  on  the  field  by  saying  "Pennsylvania  soldiers  will  not  fight 
— one  Southern  soldier  is  worth  three  of  them.  The  rebel  officers  make  a  prac 
tice  of  ascertaining  in  what  part  of  the  battle  field  the  Pennsylvania  troops 
are  stationed,  and  then  attack  that  part  of  the  line,"  or  words  to  that  effect. 

In  utter  defiance  and  contempt  of  the  act  of  Congress,  to  be  presently  re 
ferred  to,  he  took  possession  of  a  First  Lieutenant's  commission  which  I  had 
issued  to  a  non-commissioned  officer  of  the  regiment,  court-martialed  the  officer 
for  having  accepted  it,  and  retained  the  commission  until  it  had  been  given  in 
evidence  before  the  court-martial.  The  facts  above  recited  were  all  reported  as 


82  PETERSBURG. 

found  by  a  court  of  inquiry,  assembled  on  January  sth,  1864,  of  which  Brig.  Gen. 
De  Russey  was  president,  which  also  reported  that  in  the  opinion  of  the  court 
no  further  military  proceedings  were  necessary  in  the  case. 

I  add  that  the  proceedings  of  Col.  Gibson  have  been  habitually  so  offensive 
that  I  have  long  since  ceased  to  hold  any  communication  with  him. 

The  heavy  artillery  is  known  to  be  a  favorite  arm.  One  regiment  was 
raised  in  Penna.,  and  when  that  was  completed  a  second  was  authorized  to 
be  raised. — Authority  to  raise  more  in  this  State  was  refused,  although  in  New 
York  no  less  than  sixteen  regiments  were  authorized.  In  consequence  of  this 
refusal  there  was  a  large  surplus  recruited  for  the  second  regiment.  This 
surplus  amounts  to  more  than  enough  to  form  another  regiment,  and  measures 
were  taken  by  the  War  Department  to  form  one  accordingly. — The  act  of  Con 
gress  of  July  20,  1861,  provides  that  the  field,  staff  and  company  officers  of  vol 
unteer  regiments  shall  be  commissioned  by  the  Governors  of  the  respective  States, 
and  the  act  of  Congress  of  August  6th,  1861,  provides  that  vacancies  thereafter 
occurring  in  the  volunteer  regiments,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Governors  of  the 
States  respectively  in  the  same  manner  as  original  appointments. 

In  defiance  of  these  provisions,  Colonel  Gibson  undertook  to  appoint  all  the 
commissioned  officers  of  the  proposed  new  regiments,  except  the  Lieutenants, 
Surgeons  and  Chaplain,  including  the  Colonel  and  the  persons  thus  named  by 
him  have  been  put  in  command.  I  of  course  disregarded  this  unwarrantable 
interference  with  the  authority  conferred  on  me  by  act  of  Congress,  and  ap 
pointed  and  commissioned  persons  carefully  selected  for  their  fitness  to  be 
officers  of  the  new  regiment.  These  officers  have  not  been  mustered  in;  the  new 
regiment  has  now  been  sent  into  the  field  having  only  ten  company  officers 
for  more  than  fourteen  hundred  men,  a  number  of  them  without  commissions, 
at  least  four  companies  of  from  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  fiftv  men 
e'ach,  being  commanded  by  Sergeants,  and,  as  I  am  creditably  informed,  without 
the  usual  supply  of  Surgeons,  surgical  instruments  or  medical  supplies. 

The  conduct  of  Colonel  Gibson  produced  great  exasperation  and  discontent 
among  the  officers  and  men  of  the  regiment,  and  their  complaints  to  me  were 
frequent  and  urgent. 

I  repeatedly  requested  the  War  Department  to  return  him  to  his  battery, 
as  captain  in  the  regular  service,  but  without  success.  I  annex  to  this  letter 
copies  of  the  last  two  letters  which  I  addressed  to  the  War  Department  on  this 
subject,  dated,  respectively,  2d  December,  1863,  and  igth  January,  1864. 

Under  these  circumstances,,  I  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  I  can  no 
longer  permit  Col.  Gibson  to  remain  in  command  of  l/ie  regiment,  and  by  virtue 
of  the  power  of  removal  vested  in  me  by  the  form  of  appointment  conferred 
on  me  by  the  act  of  Congress,  I  have  determined  to  revoke,  and  supera-d?,  and  va 
cate  his  commission,  and  dismiss  him  from  his  office. 

The  most  gentle  construction  to  be  put  on  the  conduct  of  Col.  Gibson, 
would  be  to  ascribe  to  partial  insanity.  It  appears  that  he  admitted  before  the 
Court  of  Inquiry  that  he  had  the  reputation  of  being  eccentric,  but  not  to  the 
extent  charged.  To  whatever  cause,  however,  his  course  is  to  be  attributed,  my 
respect  for  the  Commonwealth,  whose  organ  I  am,  and  my  regards  for  the 
welfare  of  her  citizens  recruited  for  the  Second  Pennsylvania  artillery,  and 
now  in  the  field,  require  that  I  should  seriously  invoke  your  aid  to  overcome 
the  obstacles  heretofore  created  by  some  of  your  officers  and  bv  which  the 
exercise  of  the  just  authority  conferred  on  me  by  the  act  of  Congress,  has  been 
thus  far  in  this  case  prevented.  You,  sir,  are  the  responsible  head  of  the  Gov 
ernment.  Your  duty  and  your  oath  of  office  require  you  to  see  that  the  laws 
be  faithfully  executed.  These  very  acts  of  Congress  were  approved  and  signed 
by  yourself.  I  will  not  believe  that  you  will  in  effect  violate  them  your 
self  by  permitting  officers  who  are  under  your  control  to  disregard  and 
trample  on  them.  For  obvious  reasons  connected  with  the  public  service,  it  is 
desirable  to  avoid,  so  far  as  may  be  possible,  any  appearance  of  a  collision  be 
tween  us  on  such  a  subject. 

If  you  conceive  that  the  law  as  it  now  stands  is  unwise  or  inconvenient, 
Congress  in  still  in  session,  and  you  can  recommend  an  alteration  of  it.  I 
pray  you  to  recollect  that  under  that  law  as  it  exists,  my  duty  and  my  responsi 
bility  are  co-extensive  with  my  authority.  I  have  no  other  alternative  but  to 
exercise  it  in  conformity  with  my  best  judgment  and  discretion. 

I  therefore  do  most  respectfully  but  most  earnestly  request  from  you  the 
assurance  that  you  will  immediately  give  orders  which  shall  be  effective  on  all 
your  officers  to  obey  the  act  of  Congress  above  referred  to. 

i  st.  By  mustering  out  any  field,  staff  or  company  officers  in  the  regiments 
of  Pennsylvania  volunteers  whose  commission  shall  have  been  revoked  and  super- 
ceded  by  the  Governor  of  this  State;  and 

2d.  "By  mustering  in,  except  in  cases  provided  for  by  act  of  Congress,  any 
person  who  shall  have  been  commissioned  as  such  officers  in  such  regiments 


PETERSBURG.  83 

by    the    Governor    of    the    State,    whether    as    original    appointments    or    to    fill    va 
cancies. 

Under  great  discouragements  this  Commonwealth  and  her  authorities  have 
endeavored  in  every  way  to  aid  the  government  in  its  struggles  with  treason,  and  I 
am  proud  to  believe  have  most  promptly,  fully  and  cheerfully  discharged  their  whole 
duty  in  this  regard,  and  by  the  blessing  of  God  will  continue  to  do  so.  Her  citizens 
have  freely  shed  their  blood  in  defence  of  their  common  country.  They  have 
volunteered  in  her  service  on  the  faith  of  solemn  assurances  by  acts  of  Congress 
approved  by  yourself,  that  the  selection  of  their  regimental  officers  should  be 
confided  to  the  authorities  of  their  own  State,  who  would  be  comparatively 
familiar  with  their  wants  and  with  their  merits  and  claims.  Sir,  I  implore  you 
do  not  teach,  them  that  these  assurances  have  been  solemn  deceptions,  and  may 
be  violated  at  the  whim  of  any  person  holding  a  position  in  any  of  the  grades 
of  the  military  hierarchy,  from  Commander-in-Chief  down  to  a  mustering  officer. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obd't  serv't, 

A.    G.    CURTIN. 

To  this  no  reply  was  received.  On  the  receipt  of  the  following 
letters,  addressed  to  the  Surgeon  General  of  Pennsylvania,  surgeons 
were  at  once  assigned  to  the  regiment  and  ordered  forward. 

H'dq'rs  Prov'l  zd  Pa.   II.   Art.,   Prov'l  Brig.,   ist  Div.,  pth  Corns,  Va., 

May  29,   1864. 

Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army. — Sir: — For  the  reason  that  no  medical  at 
tendance  has  been  permanently  attached  to  mv  regiment  by  the  Department,  I 
appealed  to  my  brigade  commander,  who  assigned  temporarily  Assistant  Sur 
geon  L.  Phillips,  1 4th  New  York  artillery.  I  most  respectfully  request  that  As 
sistant  Surgeon  L.  Phillips  be  permanently  attached  as  surgeon  of  this  regiment 
not  only  for  his  energy  and  ability,  but  for  the  marked  success  with  which  he 
alone  has  managed  the  1,200  men  now  in  my  command.  It  is  needless  for  me 
to  set  forth  the  importance  of  having  permanent  medical  attendance.  The  two 
assistant  surgeons  ordered  to  report  to  me  by  the  Medical  Department  at  Washing 
ton,  are  not  with  the  regiment.  The  one  left  it  after  being  attached  two  day* 
without  ever  reporting  the  cause  therefor — the  other  one  has  not  yet  reported. 
I  am,  General,  most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

THOS.     WILHELM, 

Col.    Pro.   2d   Penna.    Heavy  Artillery,    Commanding. 
Surgeon   General's   Office. 

Tune    14,    1864.  (A    true    copy"). 

CHAS.    C.   LEE, 
Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S.  Army. 

SURGEON   GENERAL'S  OFFICE. 

Washington,   D.    C.,   June    14,    1864. 

Sir: — I  am  directed  by  the  acting  Surgeon  General  to  call  your  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  Provisional  Pennsylvania  2d  Heavy  Artillery  has  been  sent 
to  the  field  without  commissioned  medical  officers,  and  that  urgent  complaint 
is  made  upon  the  want  of  medical  attendance,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  enclosed 
letter.  Your  attention  is  respectfully  called  to  this  subject  at  your  earliest  con 
venience.  The  two  assistant  surgeons  referred  to  in  Col.  Williams'  letters,  were 
serving  temporarily  under  contract.  I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully  your  obedient 
servant.  By  order  of  the  Acting  Surg.  Gen., 

CHAS.    C.    LEE, 
Ass't.     Surgeon    U.    S.    A. 
Dr.  Wm.    S.   King,   Surg.  Gen.   Pa., 
Harrisburg,    Pa. 

Before,  however,  the  surgeons  so  assigned  had  joined  the  regiment, 
the  following  letter  was  received  from  the  Surgeon  General  of  the 
United  States: 

SURGEON  GENERAL'S  OFFICE. 

Washington,  D.  C.,  June  22,  1864. 

Sir: — On  the  i4th  inst.  a  letter  was  written  to  you  calling  your  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  2d  Provisional  Pennsylvania  heavy  artillery  had  been  sent 
to  the  field  without  commissioned  medical  officers. 

Since  the  above  letter  was  mailed,  this  office  has  been  informed  by  the 
War  Department  that  "it  (the  2d  Pennsylvania  artillery  regiment)  is  a  provisional 
regiment  organized  by  this  (War)  Department,  and  the  Governor  of  Pennsylvania 


84  PETERSBURG. 

cannot    commission    officers    for    it,    and    commissions    by    the    Governor    cannot    be 
recognized."      I   am,  sir,   very   respectfully  your   obedient   servant, 
By  order  of  the  Acting  Surg.  Gen. 

C.    H.    CRANE,    Surg.    U.    S.    A. 
Dr.    James    King,    Surg.    Gen.     Penna., 
Harrisburg,    Pa. 

Immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  this  letter,  I  again  addressed  the 
President  of  the  United  States  as  follows : 

PENNA.   EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER. 

Harrisburg,  June  24,   1864. 

Sir: — Since  my  communication  of  the  :6th  June,  instant,  the  Surgeon 
General  of  Pennsylvania  has  received  a  letter  from  the  Acting  Surgeon  General 
of  the  United  States,  a  copy  of  which  is  herewith  furnished,  in  which  you  notice 
that  it  is  assumed  that  the  Governor  of  Pennsylvania  cannot  commission  officers 
in  what  is  called  the  26.  Penna.  heavy  artillery  regiment,  and  that  the  surgeons 
sent  forward  by  my  direction  cannot  be  recognized  by  the  War  Department. 
I  cannot  believe  that  this  assumption  of  power  can  meet  your  approbation,  and 
feel  it  my  duty  to  ask  the  question. 

Very    respectfully,    your    obedient   servant, 

A.    G.    CURTIN. 
To  the   President. 

P.  S. — That  you  may  have  a  knowledge  of  the  position  of  this  affair,  I  enclose 
copies  of  the  prior  correspondence  between  the  Surgeon  General  United  States 
Army  and  the  Surgeon  General  of  Pennsylvania. 

No  reply  having  been  received,  then  I  again  addressed  the  Pres 
ident  (by  telegraph)  as  follows: 

PENNA.  EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER. 

Harrisburg,   June   30,    1864. 

On  the  i6th  and  24th  of  June  last  I  had  the  honor  to  address  you  letters 
in  reference  to  the  2d  heavy  artillery,  Pennsylvania  volunteers,  which  I  regarded 
as  of  importance  to  the  public  service,  to  which  no  answers  have  as  yet  been  re 
ceived. 

I  beg  leave  to  call  your  attention  to  mv  letters,  and  ask  an  answer.  My 
letters  from  the  regiment  since  it  was  sent  to  the  front  are  of  such  a  character 
that  it  is  my  duty  to  press  upon  you  the  relief  of  the  citizens  of  this  State  in 
the  regiment  from  the  wrongs  under  which  they  suffer. 

A.    G.    CURTIN. 
To   the   President,    Washington. 

On  the  i8th  of  July,  1864,  I  received  a  dispatch  from  the  President, 
dated  the  day  before,  inviting  me  to  come  to  Washington  to  confer  with 
him  on  the  subject,  to  which  I  at  once  replied,  also  by  telegraph,  that  I 
could  not  leave  Harrisburg  at  that  time,  and  that  as  I  had  fully  expressed 
my  views  in  my  letters  of  the  i6th  and  24th  June  last,  I  did  not  know  of 
anything  more  that  I  could  suggest  in  reference  to  the  matter,  and  that 
I  had  directed  the  military  agent  of  the  State,  Col.  Francis  Jordan,  to 
call  upon  him,  and  asked  him  to  receive  him. 

In  accordance  with  this  arrangement,  Col.  Jordan  had  an  interview 
with  the  President,  and  reported  to  me  that  the  President  expressed  a 
willingness  to  remove  Col.  Gibson,  and  I  presume  that  has  been  done; 
but  as  to  the  question  of  officering  the  regiment,  I  am  as  yet  unadvised ; 
and,  indeed,  from  the  lapse  of  time,  am  induced  to  infer  that  the  as 
sumption  of  power  by  the  War  Department,  in  the  order  appointing 
officers,  has  not  been  abandoned. 

A.  G.  CURTIN. 

But,  the  incident  in  no  way  affected  the  competency  of 
Colonel  Gibson  to  command  a  body  of  troops,  and  much  less 


PETERSBURG.  85 

did  it  detract  from  him  the  admiration  and  love  of  his  regi 
ment 

On  July  25th,  1864,  details  from  the  several  Batteries 
of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  were  made  to 
construct  a  bridge  across  the  ravine  just  to  the  left  of  the 
City  Point  &  Petersburg  Railroad  bridge,  which  was  after 
wards  utilized  by  Federal  engineers  in  constructing  the 
railroad  which  transported  supplies  from  City  Point  to  the 


FRED.   BREGLER, 
Battery  B. 


left  of  General  Grant's  line,  beyond  Hatcher's  Run. 

That  same  night  the  regiment  again  entered  the  pits, 
at  the  point  usually  occupied  by  it. 

The  firing  on  the  enemy  on  July  26th  was  mostly  con 
fined  to  the  left  of  the  line,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Second  and 
Ninth  Corps,  who  repulsed  two  attacks  on  them  with  a  loss 
to  the  enemy  of  seven  guns  and  over  four  hundred  prison 
ers. 


86  PETERSBURG. 

About  this  time  many  deserters  from  the  enemy  en 
tered  the  works  occupied  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  after  dark,  giving  much  information  as  to 
how  soldiers  were  faring  in  the  services  of  the  Confederacy, 
depicting  general  dissatisfaction  in  the  Army  of  Virginia, 
and  boldly  asserted  that  thousands  of  Confederate  soldiers 
would  avail  themselves  of  the  first  opportunity  to  desert. 

The  regiment  was  again  relieved  from  duty  in  the  pits 
during  a  heavy  rainstorm  on  the  night  -of  July  27th,  and 
repaired  to  its  camp  in  the  ravine,  where  dress  parade  and 
inspection  w.as  held  on  the  afternoon  of  the  following  day. 
The  clothing  of  the  men  at  this  inspection  inspired  the  in 
specting  officers  to  suggest  the  propriety  of  having  the  men 
supplied  with  better  raiment,  which  was,  to  a  limited  extent, 
supplied  a  few  days  afterwards. 

After  inspection,  dress  parade  \y.as  had,  when  a  repre 
sentative  of  Harper's  Weekly  made  a  sketch  of  the  regi 
ment,  which  was  published  in  that  paper  and  occupied  the 
two  inside  pages.  In  its  comments,  the  paper  said :  "The 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  is  recognized  to  be 
the  best  drilled  and  disciplined  regiment  in  the  volunteer 
service,  and  Col.  Gibson  is  not  only  proud  of  his  'boys,'  but 
feels  assured  the  regiment  will  continue  to  hold  its  own  in 
any  duty  it  may  be  called  upon  to  perform." 

On  the  2Qth  of  July  orders  were  given  for  the  regiment 
to  pack  up  and  get  ready  to  move.  Five  days'  rations  were 
issued  to  the  men,  and  in  the  afternoon  tents  were  struck, 
knapsacks  packed,  sixty  extra  rounds  of  ammunition  given 
each  man,  and  after  the  regiment  was  formed  in  line  Chap 
lain  Hunt  addressed  the  men,  bid  them  good-bye,  and  de 
voutly  implored  God's  blessing  upon  them,  plainly  intimat 
ing  that  there  was  to  be  "something  doing"  soon;  after 
which  the  arms  were  inspected  by  the  officers  of  each  Bat 
tery  respectively,  followed  by  stacking  them,  then  the  com 
mand  "rest!"  was  given. 

Many  laid  clown  on  the  ground  and  slept,  while  others 
conversed  and  conjectured  as  to  what  was  to  take  place, 
until  about  10  o'clock  p.  m.,  when  "fall  in"  was  sounded, 
and  the  regiment,  "breaking  off"  to  the  left,  took  up  the 
march  to  a  position  some  two  miles  distant.  The  road 


PETERSBURG.  87 

over  which  it  marched  was  lined  with  ambulances,  stretcher 
bearers  and  other  "ghastly  requisites"  of  an  army.  On 
reaching-  a  clump  of  woods  in  the  rear  of  the  breastworks 
occupied  by  the  gth  Corps,  the  regiment  came  to  a  halt, 
arid,  after  some  manoeuvreing,  formed  line  of  battle  in  an 
open  field  to  the  right  and  rear  of  the  above  mentioned 
Corps,  where  the  men  lay  on  arms  and  were  soon  lost  in 
sleep. 

In  front  of  the  Qth  Corps  was  a  fort  of  the  enemy, 
known  as  "Fort  Hell,"  which  had  been  undermined  by 
Col.  Pleasanton's  48th  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volun 
teers.  The  fort,  which  was  about  two  hundred  feet  distant 
from  the  works  of  the  Qth  Corps  wras  located  on  a  hill  im 
mediately  in  front  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  the  offspring  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  which  was  organized  therefrom,  at  Fort 
Ethan  Allen  in  April,  and  which  regiment  was  the  first  and 
last  body  of  Federal  troops  to  occupy  the  "Crater"  on  July 
30,  1864,  entering  it  with  a  cheer  in  a  charge  after  the  blow 
ing  up  of  the  fort,  and  the  major  portion  of  those  not  killed 
or  wounded  leaving  it  as  prisoners  of  w^ar  through  the  ne 
glect  of  some  one  in  not  having  properly  supported  the  gal 
lant  band  of  heroes. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  aroused 
at  about  4.45  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  July  3Oth,  by  what 
seemed  an  earthquake,  and  the  sight  that  presented  itself 
was  grand  to  hehold.  A  column  of  fire  and  smoke  with 
cannon,  horses,  men  and  earth  co-mingled  therewith,  some 
200  or  more  feet  in  the  air,  certainly  w^as  a  sight  never  to 
be  forgotten  by  those  who  sawr  it. 

The  debris  caused  by  the  springing  of  the  mine  had 
barely  descended  to  the  ground,  when  a  cheer,  indicating  a 
charge  of  Federal  troops,  was  heard,  and  those  in  front 
saw  the  Third  Brigade  Hedlie's  Division  of  the  Qth  Corps, 
led  by  the  "Provisional  boys"  enter  the  "crater." 

The  enemy  soon  recovered  from  their  surprise,  and  in 
an  almost  increditable  short  space  of  time  opened  one  of  the 
most  terrific  fires  of  artillery  and  musketry  of  the  whole 
war. 


PETERSBURG. 

Shortly  after  the  fighting  began,  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  marched  forward  on  a  double 
quick,  through  the  clump  of  woods  in  its  front  to  a  point 
about  two  hundred  yards  in  rear  of  the  Qth  Corps  reserves, 
or  about  five  hundred  yards  from  the  "crater,"  where  it 
remained  about  fifteen  minutes,  after  which  it  was  faced  to 
the  rear  and  marched  back  into  the  \voods  about  fifty  yards, 
facing  about  and  coming  to  a  halt  again. 

Shortly  after,  General  Grant,  accompanied  by  an  aide 
and  orderly,  rode  up  within  a  few  feet  of  where  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  stood,  dismounted,  turned 
his  blouse  inside  out,  exchanged  his  hat,  with  a  private  of 
this  regiment  for  a  cap,  and,  all  alone,  advanced  to  a  position 
near  the  "Crater,"  viewed  the  field  with  glasses  and  re 
turned. 

On  his  return  he  asked  General  Hinks,  who  had  ap 
proached  to  where  Grant's  horse  was  held,  "where  is  But 
ler?"  He  spoke  in  tones  that  many  troops  near  by  heard 
him,  and,  before  General  Hinks  could  answer,  they  shouted, 
"In  a  gopher  hole."  Although  apparently  vexed  at  the  state 
of -affairs,  General  Grant,  with  General  Hinks  and  other 
field  officers  near  by,  could  not  evade  laughing  at  the  spon 
taneous  expression  of  the  troops. 

Captain  Baggs'  description  of  the  occasion  is  as  fol 
lows  : 

"We  heard  the  explosion  and  realized  that  it  was  a  complete  sur 
prise  to  the  rebels.  The  firing  on  both  sides  was  terrific,  both  with 
cannon  and  small  arms.  But  the  rebels  soon  sent  in  their  supports 
and  nearly  all  our  colored  troops  were  shot  in  the  line  of  the  enemy's 
works  that  they  had  captured,  but  were  not  able  to  hold.  Gen.  Grant 
was  on  the  ground  and  went  up  to  view  the  line  for  himself.  I  re 
member  seeing  him  walking  through  the  woods,  entirely  alone,  and  with 
out  any  arms  at  all.  He  was  in  a  fatigue  suit  and  smoking  a  cigar. 
He  had  seen  that  it  was  a  failure  and  ordered  the  disposition  of  the 
troops  accordingly.  We  were  ordered  into  the  intrenchment  at  this 
point.  In  passing  through  the  woods  to  our  position,  I  saw  several 
men  resting  themselves,  when  a  rebel  shell  fell  alongside  of  one  of  the 
men  and  exploded.  It  literally  tore  the  man  all  to  pieces,  blowing 
him  in  the  air,  probably  fifty  feet,  and  as  he  came  down  he  looked  like 
a  rag.  We  were  placed  in  the  entrenchments  lately  occupied  by  the 
regiment  that  did  the  mining. 

There  was  no  picket  firing  or  sharpshooting  at  this  part  of  the  line, 
which  was  a  great  relief  to  us.  But  the  weather  became  rainy  and  we 
found  the  mud  a  very  disagreeable  accompaniment  of  our  new  posi- 


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89 


tion.  We  were  not  allowed  to  stay  here  long,  however,  but  were 
moved  near  to  our  former  position  and  brought  under  constant  firing 
again." 


GROUP   OF   SURVIVORS. 

From  a  photograph  taken  at  the  reunion  at  IMiiladelphia  in  18S8. 

Adjt.  Grugan.  Lieut  Porterfield. 

Lieut.  Gramlich.     Col.  Gibson.     Col.  Strawbridge.     Henry  Cornish 
Geo.  W.  Ward.          Capt.  Haig.         "Al."  Berger. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  remained  in 
its  last  described  position  until  about  n  o'clock,  shot,  shell 
and  bullets  falling  promiscuously  and  undesirably  close 
around  it,  making  the  men  feel  uneasy,  and,  as  every  sol- 


90  PETERSBURG. 

dier  knows  from  experience,  under  such  circumstances,  anx 
ious  to  be  "in  it"  rather  than  be  held  in  suspense,  seeing 
their  comrades  in  front  falling  in  squads  when,  if  per 
mitted,  they  might  at  least  lend  some  assistance  in  their 
noble  effort  to  hold  the  ground  taken. 

Comrade  Coursey,  of  Battery  G,  in  his  memoirs,  re 
ferring  to  this  regiment  on  the  above  occasion,  says : 

"On  the  night  of  July  29,  you  might  have  looked  to  the  left  of  the 
Petersburg  &  City  Point  Railroad,  and  saw  a  ravine  in  which  a  small 
stream  ran.  On  its  banks  are  our  regiment  and  the  troops  of  the  i8th 
Corps,  all  with  gum  blankets  and  half  of  a  shelter  tent  strapped  on 
their  backs,  five  days'  rations  in  their  haversacks,  with  twenty  rounds 
of  ammunition  in  addition  to  the  forty  rounds  in  their  cartridge  boxes. 

In  passing  I  might  mention  that  troops  in  active  service  seldom 
carried  knapsacks.  The  first  day's  march  they  were  generally  destroy 
ed  or  left  behind.  This  would  give  us  one  change  of  clothing  and  that 
on  our  backs.  For  nearly  six  months  this  continued.  But  don't  imag 
ine  it  was  the  same  old  shirt.  Oh,  no,  we  often  drew  from  the  quar 
termaster  a  new  one,  when  the  old  one  became  so  infested  with  lively 
things  that  we  had  to  part  company. 

But  to  go  back  to  the  scene  in  the  ravine.  We  were  all  waiting 
to  go  out  to  the  front  line  of  works — waiting  longer  than  usual.  Our 
anxiety  is  relieved  by  the  First  Sergeant's  command,  "Fall  in !"  He 
passes  on  down  the  line  examining  critically  the  hammers  and  locks 
of  our  muskets  and  the  stock  of  amunition  on  hand.  He  never  ex 
amined  our  haversacks.  We  looked  into  them  ourselves,  and  often 
found  them,  like  Mother  Hubbard's  cupboard,  bare. 

Something  unusual  is  about  to  occur.  The  command  is  again, 
"rest,"  and  lying  down  many  are  soon  asleep. 

Soon,  however,  the  command  is  again  given  to  "fall  in,"  and  we 
are  soon  marching  away  to  the  left — some  two  miles.  Reaching  the 
main  road  we  overtake  a  long  line  of  ambulances  with  their  stretchers 
strapped  to  their  sides,  still  colored  by  the  blood  of  those  who  had 
previously  been  borne  wounded  to  the  rear.  They  move  to  the  side  of 
the  road  to  allow  us  to  pass,  and  our  feelings  are  not  improved  any  by 
the  unusual  number  of  surgeons  and  attendants  with  their  cases  of 
surgical  instruments,  and  known  in  the  army  as  "Jewelry  peddlers." 
All  this  indicating  the  terrible  work  on  hand  for  to-morrow. 

We  arrived  at  our  place  in  the  line  in  rear  of  the  Qth  corps,  and 
were  soon  in  the  same  condition  as  we  were  in  the  ravine — awakened 
now  and  then  by  the  weird  and  melancholy  strains  of  the  colored  divi 
sion  of  the  pth  corps,  singing  in  their  quaint  way — 

"WTe  looks  like  men  a-marchin'  on, 
We  looks  like  men  er-war." 

This  is  the  way  we  passed  the  night  in  front  of  the  crater. 

At  4.45  o'clock  in  the  morning  those  who  were  asleep,  and  those 
who  were  not,  were  startled  by  a  terrific  explosion  and  discharge  of 
no  cannon  and  50  mortars  on  the  doomed  rebel  fort.  Oh,  how  we 
shook!  Some  said,  "If  1  could  only  get  my  morning's  coffee  I  would 


PETERSBURG.  91 

not  shake  from  this  cold  Virginia  dew."  Still  we  shook.  Our  teeth 
chattered,  and  this  was  perceptible  at  the  right  of  our  company.  A 
small  fire  had  been  built  and  at  its  embers  our  Capt.  Barber  was  trying 
to  light  a  cigar.  Chauncy  Bryant,  who  had  an  impediment  in  his 
speech,  noticed  the  nervous  condition  of  his  young  commander,  and 
said:  'C-Captain, w-what  w-would  you  d-o  if  n-no  one  w-was  1-looking?'1 
The  Captain  replied,  'I  don't  know,  Chauncy,  what  would  you  do?' 
'G-Golly,  I-Fd  r-run !'  And  but  for  the  honor  of  our  manhood  that 
tied  us  to  the  ranks  and  bound  us  to  the  flag,  we  would  all  have  run. 

We  were  right  in  the  rear  of  the  charging  division  when  the  order 
came  to  advance.  The  officers  aligned  their  commands,  the  color- 
bearers  drew  out  their  flags  from  their  cases,  the  bugle  sounds  the 
advance  and  the  troops  go  forward  in  as  fine  a  line  of  battle  as  I  ever 
saw.  They  entered  the  covered  way  and  soon  appear  on  the  hill  and 
charge  up  into  the  crater,  one  of  the  regiments  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  going  beyond  and  reaching  the  farthest 
point  of  advance  of  the  morning. 

While  all  this  was  going  on  and  the  Union  side  adding  blunder 
on  blunder,  the  rebels  were  recovering  from  their  fright  and  massing 
artillery  on  either  flank  of  the  crater,  with  infantry  in  the  rear.  Into 
this  the  colored  division  plunged,  and  recoiled,  torn,  shattered  and 
bleeding  from  the  terrible  discharges  of  grape  and  canister.  They  re 
treat  to  the  crater,  and  many  run  the  gauntlet  and  pass  through  our 
line  to  the  rear. 

Now  commences  the  slaughter  of  the  men  in  the  crater.  The 
enemy  brings  up  cohorn  mortars  and  place  them  in  front  of  the  posi 
tion  and  rain  shell  on  this  mass  of  mixed  up  humanity.  Three  times 
the  white  flag  is  raised,  but  no  attention  is  paid  to  it,  as  the  colored 
men  went  in  with  the  cry,  "Fort  Pillow  and  no  quarter !"  Gen.  Ma- 
hone,  the  commander  of  the  division,  told  his  men  as  they  were  ready 
to  advance  to  re-capture  the  crater,  'Show  them  what  this  cry  meant.' 

On  Cemetery  Hill  General  Lee  with  his  aides  and  other  military 
leaders  are  looking  through  their  field  glasses.  He  turns  to  Gen.  Ma- 
hone  and  says,  'General,  retake  that  position.'  He  replied,  'General 
Beauregard  lost  it,  and  it  is  military  etiquette  that  he  retake  it.' 
Said  Lee,  'You  take  that  position  and  we  will  talk  about  military  eti 
quette  afterwards.'  Gen.  Mahone  then  said,  'I  don't  need  my  division ; 
I  can  take  it  with  two  brigades.'  And  he  did,  and  out  of  the  900  who 
offered  to  surrender  only  300  found  their  way  to  the  rebel  rear." 

The  battle  was  fought  on  Saturday,  and  it  was  Mon 
day  forenoon  before  a  flag  of  truce  was  recognized  and 
the  dead  buried. 

Sergeant  McCurdy,  of  the  8th  Alabama,  Confederate 
regiment,  who  was  in  the  fight,  in  an  article  written  by  him 
on  "The  Fight  of  the  Crater,"  says: 

"Along  the  lines  and  in.  the  crater  in  many  places  the  dead  were 
piled  three  and  four  deep,  and  when  they  were  thrown  out  the  blood 
remained  half  shoe  deep.  The  day  was  the  hottest  in  Virginia  for 
thirty  years,  and  the  stench  of  the  powder  and  blood  and  the  bodies 
of  the  slain  and  wounded  men  was  terrible  to  endure,  many  men 
vomiting  as  the  result." 


92  PETERSBURG. 

At  about  1 1  o'clock  the  firing  in  front  almost  ceased, 
and  then  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  marched 
about  two  miles  to  the  left  and  rear,  when  it  was  again 
formed  in  line  of  battle,  marched  forward  to  a  line  of 
earthworks,  the  men  then  occupying  them  "easing  off"  to 
the  right  and  left  to  permit  this  regiment  to  enter  them, 
which  it  did,  and  remained  in  that  position  until  about  5 
o'clock  p.  m.,  when  the  regiment  was  relieved  by  troops  of 
the  Second  Corps,  and  then  marched  back  to  its  former 
position  in  the  clump  of  \voods  immediately  in  front  of  the 
"Crater,"  where  it  was  engaged  all  night  in  felling  the  trees 
and  building  breastworks  and  batteries,  the  enemy  keeping 
up  an  artillery  fire  the  whole  night. 

During  the  days  of  July  3ist  and  August  ist  and  2nd, 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  encamped  just  in 
rear  of  the  earthworks  it  threw7  up  the  night  of  July  3Oth, 
rain  falling  all  three  days,  the  atmosphere  being  very  cool. 

During  a  heavy  musketry  fire  several  men  in  the  regi 
ment  were  struck  with  spent  bullets,  among  them  being 
Lieutenant  Jerome  Buck,  Lieutenant  W.  C.  Laughlin  and 
Sergeants  Porterfield,  Gramlich  and  Fisher,  none  of  whom, 
however,  were  seriously  wounded. 

About  3  o'clock  p.  m.,  of  August  2nd,  the  regiment 
was  relieved  by  colored  troops,  and  then  marched  back  to 
its  old  camping  ground  in  the  ravine. 

Reaching  the  camping  ground  about  5  o'clock  p.  m., 
tents  were  pitched,  supper  cooked  (?)  and  eaten;  roll-call 
was  sounded,  and  after  going  through  that  "performance," 
arms  were  stacked,  "right-face!  break  ranks!"  was  ordered, 
and  the  men,  knowing  full  well  that  with  arms  stacked, 
something  else  was  "on  the  carpet,"  hastened  to  the  stream 
of  water  in  front  and  began  to  bathe,  a  luxury  they  seldom 
enjoyed  during  the  "siege  of  Petersburg."  Not  only  the 
men,  but  officers  also  took  advantage  of  the  opportunity 
to  indulge  in  a  bath,  one  of  whom  said  "it  certainly  is  a 
treat." 

At  this  time  the  regiment  was  greatly  reduced  in  num 
bers — the  list  of  killed,  wounded,  captured  and  sick  being 
more  than  one-half  of  the  number  that  left  Fort  Ethan 
Allen  on  the  27th  of  May. 


ADJT.  JEROME  A.   BUCK. 


PETERSBURG.  93 

About  this  time  General  Ames,  who  commanded  the 
Second  Division  of  the  i8th  Army  Corps,  to  which  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  attached,  formed 
an  extra  body  of  men  to  act  as  sharpshooters,  many  of 
whom  were  detailed  from  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  (the  writer  being  one  of  the  number),  to  assist 
the  regular  sharpshooters  in  keeping  up  a  continuous  fire 
from  the  pits. 

Shortly  after  8  o'clock  p.  m.,  August  2nd,  the  regi 
ment  again  marched  to  its  old  position  in  the  pits  to  the  left 
of  the  City  Point  and  Petersburg  Railroad,  where  the  men 
were  required  to  remain  awake  the  whole  night,  in  antici 
pation  of  an  attack  by  the  enemy,  who  were  massed  directly 
in  front  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and 
as  deserters  had  stated  the  enemy  had  undermined  Fort 
Steadman,  it  was  expected  to  be  the  point  of  attack. 

Before  daylight  the  next  morning,  August  3rd,  the 
regiment  moved  a  short  distance  to  the  right,  and  "closed 
up/'  to  make  room  for  colored  troops  who  had  been  held  in 
reserve  just  to  the  rear  of  this  regiment  during  the  night. 

The  advent  of  these  colored  men  was  the  incentive  for 
a  concentrated  fire  of  artillery  and  musketry,  by  the  enemy 
on  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and,  of  course 
was  promptly  responded  to.  Several  men  of  the  regiment 
were  wounded,  and  one  or  two  killed.  The  firing  was 
kept  up  during  that  and  the  following  day. 

The  Confederates  attempted  to  blow  up  Fort  Stead 
man  on  the  5th  of  August,  but,  anticipating  such  an  in 
tention  on  the  part  of  the  enemy,  wells  were  previously  sunk 
around  it,  and  the  mine  leading  to  the  fort  being  more 
than  two  hundred  feet  short  of  reaching  it  the  attempt  was 
a  failure.  The  fort  was  partly  built  by  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and  the  regiment  lay  with  its 
left  flank  almost  in  front  of  the  fort  when  the  mine  was 
exploded,  consequently  the  regiment  suffered  somewhat 
from  the  firing  subsequent  to  the  explosion. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  re 
lieved  from  the  pits  on  the  night  of  August  5th  and  returned 
to  its  camp,  where  it  enjoyed  a  couple  of  days  in  compara 
tive  rest,  and  new  clothing  was  furnished  many  of  the  men. 


94  PETERSBURG. 

While  leaving  the  breastworks.  Lieutenant  Jerome  Buck, 
of  Battery  L,  was  struck  by  a  bullet,  but  his  gum  blanket 
prevented  a  wound. 

On  the  7th  of  August  the  regiment  moved  to  the  left, 
immediately  adjoining  the  Qth  Corps  in  the  breastworks, 
near  the  Hare  House. 

On  Monday  morning,  August  8th,  while  on  picket, 
several  men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
were  wounded  and  one  or  two  were  killed.  Among  the 
former  was  Franklin  Divine,  of  Battery  M,  who  was  shot 
through  the  mouth.  John  Tench  of  the  same  Battery  vol 
unteered  to  go  and  bring  him  in,  which  he  did  by  crawling 
flat  on  his  stomach  to  where  Divine  lay,  placed  Divine  on 
his  (Tench's)  back  and  returned  in  the  same  manner.  It 
was  still  moonlight  and  the  enemy's  pickets  not  one  hundred 
feet  away,  making  it  a  daring  and  heroic  act,  for  had  Tench 
been  seen  he  would  have  had  but  one  chance  in  a  hundred,  so 
to  speak,  of  not  being  shot. 

However,  the  above  is  but  one  of  the  many  instances 
of  such  deeds  performed  by  individual  members  of  the  regi 
ment  during  its  time  of  service. 

Another  incident,  to  illustrate  the  heroism  of  men  that 
comprised  the  regiment,  is  that  of  Corporal  Story,  of  Bat 
tery  D,  who  on  the  i6th  of  June,  1864,  to  ascertain  if  the 
batteries  near  Fort  Clifton  were  occupied,  entered  a  small, 
flat-bottom  boat  lying  on  the  banks  of  the  Appomattox  river, 
paddled  half-way  over,  raised  his  rifle,  and  fired  at  the 
enemy's  works,  resulting  in  a  hundred  or  more  musket  balls 
flying  around  him,  one  or  two  of  which  penetrated  his 
clothing.  He  dropped  flat  in  the  boat,  and  with  one  oar 
sculled  himself  back  out  of  rifle  range.  The  battery,  evi 
dently,  was  manned,  and  Colonel  Gibson,  becoming  con 
versant  with  that  fact,  through  Corporal  Story's  exploit, 
moved  his  command  to  cover  therefrom,  but  none  too  soon, 
as  immediately  thereafter  the  battery  sent  shot  and  shell 
across  the  Appomatox  river  at  a  lively  rate.  Had  the  regi 
ment  gone  much  farther  in  the  open  this  battery  would  have 
had  a  flank  fire  on  it,  and,  consequently,  by  Story's  act, 
escaped  without  serious  results. 


PETERSBURG.  95 

During  the  day  of  August  8th  the  paymaster  made  his 
appearance  at  the  regiment's  camp  in  the  ravine,  when  at  in 
tervals  and  in  squads  of  eight  or  ten  at  a  time,  the  men 
would  run  the  gauntlet  of  sharpshooters,  mostly  going  by 
way  of  the  "covered  way"  (a  ditch  dug  zig-zag  from  the 
pits  to  some  distance  in  the  rear)  to  get  their  pay,  many  of 
whom,  however,  got  little  or  no  money,  Sutler  Wood,  of 
course,  being  present  to  claim  and  collect  amount  due  him 
for  goods  procured  from  him  "on  tick." 

For  a  few  clays  after  pay,  a  great  many  men  indulged 
in  games  of  chance,  the  most  of  whom  seemed  infatuated 
with  the"sweatboard"  way  of  getting  "broke,"  while,  others, 
of  course,  had  "a  social  game  of  poker,"  etc.  It  was  very 
amusing,  at  times,  to  see  the  manner  in  which  they  would 
"hoodwink"  the  officers  who  would  "get  onto  the  game," 
and  in  many  instances  men  detailed  to  leave  the  pits  to  see 
whether  a  certain  man  was  really  in  camp  would  find  the 
sick  (?)  man  "backing  the  board,"  and  in  three  cases  out 
of  five  the  "detective"  would  "take  a  hand  or  two"  before 
going  back  to  report — and  invariably  they  would  report 
the  man  sick. 

On  August  Qth,  1864,  an  explosion  of  an  ammunition 
boat  at  City  Point  brought  the  men  of  the  regiment  to  their 
feet,  they  thinking  the  concussion  was  caused  by  "another 
attempt  of  the  enemy  to  blow  us  up."  Many,  however,  who 
were  facing  the  rear,  saw  the  air  filled  with  cannon,  horses, 
fire,  smoke,  etc.,  a  few  seconds  before  the  shock  was  felt, 
and  thus  guessed  what  it  was. 

That  evening  the  Tenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery 
relieved  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  which 
then  repaired  to  its  camp  in  the  ravine,  where  it  rested  the 
following  day,  and  on  the  day  following  was  inspected  by 
the  brigade  commander. 

That  night,  August  nth,  the  regiment  again  returned 
to  its  usual  position  in  the  pits,  relieving  the  Tenth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  and  remained  there,  the  usual  firing 
being  kept  up  until  the  night  of  the  iv3th,  when  it  was  re 
lieved,  and  learned  that  the  Tenth  New  York  had  gone  to 
join  General  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley. 


96 


PETERSBURG. 


Captain  Baggs,  then  in  command  of  the  Third  Batta 
lion  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  moved 
his  command  to  the  Ninth  Corps'  front  on  the  I4th  of 
August,  taking  position  just  in  rear  of  the  "crater  mine," 
which  was  almost  as  hot  a  position  as  it  formerly  held  near 
the  City  Point  Railroad. 

On  the  1 5th  of  August,  during  a  heavy  rainstorm,  a 
dam  at  the  breastworks,  some  distance  up  the  ravine  in 


J.  HENRV  PIPPITT. 
Battery  H. 


which  the  regiment  had  its  camp,  gave  way,  causing  a  rapid 
rise  in  the  stream  and  not  only  washed  away  all  the  camp's 
equipage,  but  caused  the  drowning  of  some  two  hundred 
soldiers  who  were  camped  some  distance  further  up  the 
ravine  and  were  caught  in  the  sudden  rise  of  the  water, 
mostly  of  whom  were  colored  troops.  Many  were  seen 
floating  down  the  current  on  logs,  but  were  unable  to  make 
shore,  and  were  carried  to  the  railroad  bridge,  where,  strik- 


PETERSBURG.  97 

ing  the  stone  abutments,  would  become  entangled  in  the 
jam  of  logs  there  and  be  either  killed  or  drowned. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Benjamin  F.  Winger,  in  a  letter, 
referred  to  the  flood  and  his  experiences  as  follows :. 

"A  funny,  yet  sad  thing  occurred  at  the  time  of  a  big  Virginia 
flood  in,  the  ravine  in  the  rear  of  Fort  Steadman,  in  1864,  where  we 
had  our  main  headquarters.  Several  sutlers'  tents  were  in  this  ra 
vine,  and  their  whole  stock  was  flooded  down  the  stream  towards  the 
Appomatox.  A  number  of  cases  of  champagne  were  seen  swimming 
along,  and  an  old  sailor  jumped  in  and  got  a  case.  An  old  soldier 
seeing  it,  also  jumped  in,  and  attempted  to  capture  two  cases,  but 
failed,  for,  although  a  good  swimmer,  the  swift  current  of  the  waters 
carried  him  down  to  the  railroad  bridge,  where,  being  caught  and 
fastened  in  the  debris,  he  was  drowned. 

During  our  service  of  three  and  a  half  years  we  did  much  hard 
and  faithful  duty;  and  yet  we  had  with  it  some  pleasant  experiences, 
all  of  which  we  would  not  surrender  for  all  the  other  experiences  of 
our  lives." 

The  Batteries  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  that  were  in  the  pits  were  relieved  and  returned  to 
camp  in  a  drenching  rain,  about  3  o'clock  the  morning  of 
August  1 6th,  when,  after  breakfast  and  doctor-call,  the 
regiment  was  inspected,  extra  rations  and  ammunition  is 
sued  to  the  men,  and  they  told  to  hold  themselves  in  readi 
ness  to  move  at  a  moment's  notice. 

About  6  o'clock  that  evening  the  regiment  fell  in  again 
and  marched  to  the  left  two  miles,  to  about  the  posi 
tion  that  the  Provisional  regiment  occupied  the  morning  of 
the  "crater  fight,"  where  it  was  put  to  work  repairing  dam 
age  done  to  the  breastworks  by  the  flood  a  day  or  two  be 
fore,  in  addition  to  corduroying  and  otherwise  repairing  the 
roads,  all  the  time  being  under  the  fire  of  the  enemy's  sharp 
shooters  and  artillery,  however,  with  little  loss. 

On  the  afternoon  of  August  i8th,  1864,  the  firing  of 
both  sides  was  something  terrific,  and  very  little  work,  be 
yond  "juking"  shells  and  bullets,  was  done  Soon  after 
dark  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  marched 
about  half  a  mile  to  a  woods  in  the  rear,  and,  almost  ex 
hausted  from  fatigue  and  want  of  sleep,  was  permitted  to 
lay  down  until  midnight,  at  which  time  it  was  again  called 
up,  and  formed  in  line  "to  move  at  a  moment's  notice." 
Shortly  afterwards,  the  "scare,"  whatever  it  was,  not  ma- 


98  PETERSBURG. 

terializing,  the  regiment  took  up  the  march  to  its  old  camp 
ing  ground  in  the  ravine,  which  was  reached  about  3  o'clock 
on  the  morning  of  August  iQth,  where  it  again  pitched 
tents  and  remained  until  the  night  of  the  2Oth,  the  regi 
ment  being  drilled  and  inspected  during  the  day,  with  dress 
parade  in  the  evening. 

After  night  set  in  the  regiment  was  again  ordered  into 
the  pits,  this  time  occupying  them  almost  from  the  Appo- 
matox  river  on  its  right  to  nearly  opposite  Fort  Steadman, 
on  its  left,  this  being  necessary  owing  to  the  absence  of 
troops  belonging  to  the  i8th  Corps,  they  having  been  sent 
to  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  and  to  fill  vacancies 
caused  by  troops  leaving  the  pits  farther  on  the  left  for 
the  same  destination. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  remained 
in  the  pits  until  the  night  of  August  24th,  when  it  was 
again  relieved  and  returned  to  its  camp. 

At  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  August  25th,  1864,  the  regimental 
bugles  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  sounded 
''Assemble."  After  falling  in  line  Colonel  Fairchild  ad 
dressed  the  command  and,  intimating  a  movement  about  to 
be  made  more  congenial  to  the  men,  complimented  it  for 
the  very  patient  and  faithful  manner  in  which  the  men  so 
far  had  served  their  country  and  as  entertaining  implicit 
confidence  that  they  "would  continue  to  do  so  in  other 
fields." 

After  a  short  "in  place,  rest/'  the  regiment  took  up  the 
march,  and  5  o'clock  p.  m.  found  it  at  Point  of  Rocks,  on 
the  Appomatox  river,  where  tents  were  pitched  and  the 
regiment  went  into  Camp. 

The  departure  from  Petersburg  front  was  marked  by 
rejoicing  among  the  men  and  officers.  Seventy-two  days 
in  the  seige  of  the  city,  under  continuous  fire  of  shot  and 
shell  at  night  with  that  of  musketry  added  in  the  daytime,  the 
deadly  sharpshooters'  vigil  watch  assuring  death  or  wound 
to  any  who  unthinkingly  permitted  any  part  of  his  person 
to  protrude  beyond  or  above  cover,  was  straining  to  the 
nerves  in  the  extreme,  and  many  members  of  the  regiment 
paid  the  forfeit.  Adding  to  the  above  the  impure  and  lim 
ited  supply  of  water  to  be  had ;  the  intense  heat ;  the  drench- 


PETERSBURG.  99 

ing  rains;  the  plague  of  flies  by  day  and  mosquitoes  at 
night,  with  the  ugrayback"  pestering  day  and  night,  with 
out  regard  to  rain  or  shine,  certainly  was  a  state  of  affairs 
to  incline  any  class  of  men  to  rejoice  exceedingly  when  re 
lieved  therefrom. 

Endurance  of  the  above  by  the  soldiers  of  1861-65  cer 
tainly  merits  the  most  generous  evidence  of  appreciation 
from  the  succeeding  generations  of  that  country  that  their 
services  and  sufferings  made  possible  to  be  enjoyed  by  pos- 
teritv  as  the  land  of  the  free  and  home  of  the  brave. 


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CHAPTER  VI. 

BERMUDA  HUNDRED  FRONT. 

On  the  26th  day  of  August,  1864,  at  10  o'clock  a.  m., 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  again  struck  tents 
and  marched  to  Bermuda  Hundred  front,  thence  to  a  woods 
at  a  point  near  the  Appomatox  river  on  the  line  of  earth 
works  known  as  "Bermuda  Hundred  Front." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  here  formed 
the  "Provisional  Brigade  Defences  of  Bermuda  Hundred," 
under  command  of  General  Ferrero. 

Here  the  regiment  realized  an  agreeable  surprise,  in 
asmuch  as  it  had  been  accustomed  to  being  under  contin 
uous  fire  when  behind  breastworks,  as  at  Cold  Harbor  and 
Petersburg,  it  anticipated  a  continuance  of  the  same  when 
ordered  behind  those  at  Bermuda  Hundred  Front.  Such 
was  not  the  case ;  not  even  on  the  picket  line,  which  at  this 
place  was  over  a  mile  in  front  of  the  breastworkss  at  some 
points,  and  at  certain  places  along  the  line  the  pickets  would 
exchange  papers,  tobacco  and  coffee.  The  camp  was  near 
a  signal  tower  about  150  feet  high,  known  as  the  "Crow's 
Nest  Lookout,"  from  which  a  view  could  be  had  of  the  sur 
rounding  country  and  also  of  the  movements  of  the  enemy. 

The  first  two  or  three  days  at  Bermuda  Hundred  Front 
the  several  Batteries  of  the  regiment  had  inspection,  and 
the  Battalions  were  changed  about  somewhat. 

On  the  3  ist  of  August  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  wras  permitted  to  visit  other  troops  along  the  line, 
without  passes,  something  heretofore  unknown  by  the  men. 

Between  the  3ist  of  August  and  the  5th  of  September 
the  regiment  done  comparatively  nothing  except  rest,  and 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED    FRONT.  IOI 

furnish  small  details  from  each  Battery  daily  for  picket 
duty.  To  quote  an  officer's  expression  made  some  time 
after  the  war,  in  referring  to  the  regiment's  services  at  this 
point — "It  was  a  picnic  compared  with  Cold  Harbor  and 
Petersburg." 

RETURN  OF  THE  PROVISIONAL  REGIMENT. 

On  the  5th  day  of  September,  1864,  the  regiment  was 
paraded  to  receive  into  its  ranks  again  what  was  left  (437- 
men)  of  that  gallant  band  of  comrades,  numbering  over 
1400,  and  designated  "The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylva- 
nit  Heavy  Artillery,"  which  was  composed  of  men  from 
the  ranks  of  the  "Second  Heavy,"  and  with  which  it  parted 
at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  on  the  26th  of  April,  1864. 

There  never  was  a  day  in  the  history  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  before  or  after  the  5th  day 
of  September,  1864,  except  it  be  at  the  time  of  its  final  dis 
charge  from  military  service,  that  more  genuine  pleasure 
and  happiness  was  afforded  its  membership  than  this,  the  re 
uniting  of  trie  two  regiments — parent  and  child,  as  it  were. 
The  re-uniting  was  not  that  only  of  the  two  regiments, 
but,  in  many  instances,  that  also  of  father  and  son,  brothers 
as  well  as  schoolmates,  "chums,"  etc. ;  and  to  those  comrades 
present  on  that  occasion  the  event  will  not  be  forgotten  until 
that  day  when  they  "shall  meet  again  never  to  part  any 
more  forever." 

The  following  is  the  order  re-uniting  the  two  regi 
ments  : 

"WAR  DEPARTMENT,  ADJ.  GEN'I/S  OFFICE. 

Washington,  Aug.  26,  1864. 
SPECIAL  ORDER,   No.  282. 

EXTRACT. 

12.  The  organization  styled  the  "Provisional  2d  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery"  as  temporarily  organized  by  Special  Orders,  No.  153, 
April  2oth,  1864,  from  this  Office,  is  hereby  discontinued,  and  the  en 
listed  men  thereof  will  be  returned  to  the  2d  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar- 
tilery,  (from  the  surplus  of  men  of  which  the  Provisional  regiment 
was  formed,  there  to  be  assigned  to  companies  so  as  to  fill  them  to  the 
maximum.  The  excess,  if  any,  will  be  distributed  pro  rata  among  the 
companies,  and  borne  upon  the  rolls  thereof  as  "unassigned." 

The    commissioned    officers    of    the    Provisional    organization    will 


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fall  back  upon  their  respective  grades,  (as  retained  for  them  by  Spec 
ial  Orders  No.  153,)  in  the  original  organization. 

Those  who,  prior  to  their  provisional  appointments,  were  enlisted 
men,  will  be  retained  as  officers,  and  the  Regimental  Commander  will 
report  their  names  to  the  Governor  of  the  State,  with  the  view  of  their 
being  commissioned  to  vacancies  now  existing,  or  which  may  occur. 

The  Commanding  General  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  will  cause 
the  Provisional  regiment,  (now  in  the  pth  Corps,)  to  be  sent  to  the 
i8th  Army  Corps,  in  order  that  the  Commanding  General  thereof  may 
look  to  the  prompt  execution  of  this  Order,  through  the  Corps  Com 
missary  of  Musters. 

The  consolidation  effected,  the  Commissary  of  Musters  will  make 
a  full  return  of  the  force  to  this  Office,  reporting  therein  his  action  in 
full. 

By  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War: 

E.  D.  TOWNSEND, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Official  : 

E.   D.   TOWNSEND, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General." 

The  officers  and  men  of  the  Provisional  regiment  were 
distributed  among  the  Batteries  of  the  old  regiment  pretty 
much  as  they  were  prior  to  being  transferred  therefrom  to 
the  Provisional  regiment  in  April,  1864;  many  of  the  men, 
however,  were  never  before  with  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  having  been  enlisted  and  sent  directly  to 
the  Provisional  regiment  after  its  formation,  and  the  names 
of  whom  were  carried  on  the  rolls  after  the  consolidation 
of  the  two  regiments  as  "unassigned,"  there  being  among 
them  several  whose  term  of  enlistment  was  for  one  year 
only. 

On  the  7th  of  September,  1864,  the  First  Battalion 
moved  to  the  right  of  the  line,  nearly  oposite  Fort  Darling 
and  the  Howlet  House  Battery  on  the  James  river,  taking 
the  place  of  the  iSgth  New  York  Regiment,  whose  time  of 
service  had  expired. 

The  following  day  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  participated  in  a  review  of  the  Brigade  in  the 
morning  and  had  regimental  inspection  in  the  afternoon. 

Nothing  except  routine  duty  was  required  of  the  regi 
ment  until  the  I4th  of  the  month,  when,  about  5  o'clock  p. 
m.,  the  enemy  fired  three  or  four  shots  at  the  "Crow's 
Nest  Lookout  Tower,"  which  were  "cheerfully  responded 
to"  by  the  "Commodore  Perry,"  a  ferry-boat  pattern  of 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED    FRONT.  103 

gunboat  lying  in  the  Appomatox  river,  at  a  point  opposite 
a  ravine  running  from  said  river  midway  between  the  two 
lines  and  extending  about  half  way  from  the  Appomatox 
river  to  the  James.  The  firing,  an  unusual  thing  at  this 
front,  brought  the  men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  from  all  directions  to  the  breastworks,  anxiously 
listening  for  firing  by  the  pickets,  one  hour  or  so,  when  or 
ders  were  given  to  "rest,"  the  firing  of  the  artillery  having 
ceased. 

On  September  i6th  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  was  reviewed  by  Colonel  Fairchild,  of  the 


BERMUDA  FRONTS, 

Showing  location  of  "Crow's  Nest  Lookout,"  Breastworks, 

Picket  Line,  Redoubts  McConihe,  Button 

and  Carpenter. 

N.  Y.,  who  had  been  made  brevet  brigadier  general,  and  the 
day  following  Major  Anderson  had  it  parade,  following 
which  dress  parade  was  had,  at  which  orders  were  read  by 
Adjutant  Florence  W.  Grugan,  announcing  the  dividing 
of  the  regiment  again  into  three  Battalions,  as  many  re 
cruits  were  almost  daily  added  to  the  regiment,  and  was 
then  nearly  the  strength  of  some  brigades. 

On  September  I7th,  Sutler  Wood,  of  the  regiment,  was 
detected  in  some  "crooked  business"  (selling  fake  Jamaica 
ginger,  canned  peaches  with  one  peach  and  balance  spirits 
frumenti)  by  General  Orel,  who  ordered  his  goods  to  be 


104  BERMUDA    HUNDRED    FRONT. 

confiscated,  and  the  "boys"  present  were  not  long  carrying 
out  the  order. 

The  regiment  was  split  up  on  September  18,  1864, 
when,  by  order  of  the  Division  Commander,  a  Battalion 
was  attached  to  each  brigade  of  the  Division. 

On  September  iQth,  the  Third  Battalion  of  the  regi 
ment  was  sent  on  a  double  quick  to  intercept,  if  possible, 
the  party  of  Confederates  who  had  captured  2,500  head  of 
cattle  somewhere  below  City  Point.  It  failed  to  do  so,  but 
remained  on  duty  until  September  28th  at  a  point  about 
three  miles  below  City  Point. 

The  Second  Battalion,  under  command  of  Captain  Mc- 
Clure,  and  the  brigade  to  which  it  was  attached,  started  to 
march  to  City  Point  about  9  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  iQth  of 
September,  but  was  ordered  back  before  reaching  there, 
and,  accordingly,  returned  to  Bermuda  fronts  that  same 
night. 

The  following  morning  an  order  came  for  a  detail  of 
i  Sergeant,  3  Corporals  and  21  Privates  from  Battery  B, 
and  as  the  men  were  considerably  worn  out  from  the  hasty 
march  of  the  previous  night,  and  not  knowing  the  object  of 
the  detail,  there  was  more  or  less  grumbling  when  Sergeant 
Gramlich  made  out  the  detail,  with  instructions  to  report  at 
Point  of  Rocks  Hospital;  but,  to  their  agreeable  surprise, 
on  reporting  at  the  hospital,  they  relieved  other  troops  who 
were  performing  guard  duty,  and  continued  to  do  so  until 
mustered  out,  whilst  Sergeant  Gramlich  and  the  rest  of  the 
Battery  continued  to  perform  the  hazardous  duties  of  the 
campaign. 

A  salute  was  fired  from  all  the  guns  along  the  lines  on 
morning  of  September  2ist,  1864,  in  honor  of  Sheridan's 
victory  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  and  the  two  Battalions  of 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  at  Bermuda 
Hundred  Front  participated  in  a  review  of  the  Division. 

Another  shotted  salute  for  a  victory  by  Sheridan  was 
fired  along  the  line  on  September  24th,  some  details  from 
this  regiment  helping  to  man  the  guns  in  the  batteries  and 
redoubts  along  the  line. 

On  the  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  September  28th, 
1864,  the  Third  Battalion  returned  to  Bermuda  Hundred 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED    FRONT.  105 

Front,  arriving  about  5  o'clock.  It  had  been  on  picket  and 
scouting  duty  at  a  point  about  two  miles  below  City  Point, 
where  it  marched  to  on  the  iQth  of  September. 

On  the  25th  of  September,  1864,  a  detail  of  forty-three 
men  from  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was 
sent  to  Horse  Battery  B,  First  U.  S.  Artillery,  and  served 
in  that  Battery  until  the  late  part  of  October,  1865,  when 
they  again  rejoined  their  respective  Batteries  in  the  regi 
ment. 

During  their  attachment  to  Horse  Battery  B,  they  were 
engaged  at  Chaplin's  Farm,  September  29th,  to  October 
ist,  1864. 

Darby  town,  Va.,  October  7th,  1864,  where  the  Battery 
lost  13  men,  53  horses,  4  guns  and  4  caissons. 

Petersburg,  April  2nd,  1865,  Rice's  Station,  April  6th, 
Farmville,  April  7,  1865. 

After  a  forced  march  of  thirty-five  miles,  the  Battery 
went  into  action,  at  a  gallop,  on  the  Lynchburg  road  at 
Appomatox  Court  House,  April  9th,  1865,  where  it  fired 
the  last  gun  that  was  fired  at  the  Confederate  Army  in  Vir 
ginia. 

The  detail  was  as  follows : 

Battery  A — Max  Hauser,  John  Heinlein,  Jacob  Miller,  Gottfried 
Urbach. 

Battery  G — Sylvanus  Beitterman,  James  B.  Carey,  Peter  Endress, 
Samuel  Groman,  Eli  Hazen,  Jacob  Heckman,  Samuel  M.  Koch,  Michael 
O'Neill,  Frederick  Wolf. 

Battery  H — George  Dallison,  George  D.  Grieve,  Henry  Hamber, 
Nathan  Johnson,  Charles  McGlone,  George  Manypenny,  John  Ross, 
Jacob  Sutton,  John  Shandy. 

Battery  I— Butler  W.  Beck,  Robert  Devlin,  David  A.  Heisler,  Wil 
liam  McDermott,  Ritter  McF.  Davis,  James  Street,  Andrew  Urbach, 

Battery  K — Thomas   W.   Malone. 

Battery  L — John  H.  Brooks,  John  Dallas,  John  Driannan,  Robert 
H.  Elliott,  George  Fanning,  Levi  Frank,  Charles  Kahle,  Baltis  Miller, 
William  C.  Steck,  William  H.  Stevens,  John  K.  Taylor,  Gaylord  Wood, 
John  Wenner. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 
CHAPIN'S  FARM. 

At  12  o'clock  on  the  night  of  September  28th,  1864, 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  called  up, 
and  formed  into  line,  after  each  man  had  been  served  with 
four  hardtack  and  twenty  extra  round  of  cartridge. 

The  2O7th  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  a  regi 
ment  of  men  who  had  enlisted  for  one  year — called  by  vet 
erans  "one  hundred  year  soldiers" — took  the  place  of  the 
"Second  Heavy"  at  Bermuda  Hundred  Front,  and  at  12.30 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  September  29th,  the  last  named 
regiment,  in  light  marching  order — without  knapsacks,  shel 
ter  tents,  blankets,  etc. — marched  to  Aiken's  Landing,  on 
the  James  river,  a  distance  of  about  ten  miles,  where  it 
crossed  the  river  on  a  "muffled  pontoon  bridge"  before  day 
light,  and,  after  marching  up  the  bluff,  by  way  of  the 
Varina  road,  formed  line  of  battle. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  under  com 
mand  of  Major  James  L.  Anderson,  and  the  Eighty-ninth 
New  York  Regiments  comprised  the  Third  Brigade  of  the 
Second  Division,  i8th  Army  Corps.  Colonel  Fairchild,  of 
the  Eighty-ninth  was  in  command  of  the  Brigade,  and 
General  Heckman  commanded  the  Division. 

Soon  as  the  line  of  battle  was  formed,  the  Brigade  ad 
vanced,  double  quick,  into  a  hastily  vacated  camp  of  the 
enemy,  a  short  distance  in  front,  thence  through  a  woods, 
in  support  of  troops,  under  General  Burnham,  who  were 
making  a  charge  on  Battery  Harrison,  a  large  work  of  the 
enemy  located  to  the  left  of  the  Varina  road. 

Just  as  Fairchild's  Brigade  emerged  from  the  woods 
and  was  climbing  over  a  fence  surrounding  a  cornfield,  Gen- 


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GEO.  W.  WARD, 

Battery  D. 
From  tintype  taken  after  battle  at  Chapin's  Farm. 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  107 

eral  Burnhanrs  troops  were  entering  Battery  Harrison,  on 
the  crest  of  which  General  Burnham  was  mortally  wounded 
while  leading  his  men  in  the  charge. 

Battery  Harrison  was  located  about  five  miles  south 
east  of  Richmond,  and  about  the  same  distance  from 
Aiken's  Landing.  Its  capture  included  some  sixteen  pieces 
of  artillery,  half  a  dozen  of  which  were  sixty-four  pound 
guns. 

General  Ord  was  wounded  in  the  thigh  and  carried 
from  the  field  shortly  after  Battery  Harrison  was  captured. 

The  captured  battery  was  that  night  unmolested,  and 
was  transformed  into  a  fort  by  the  Federal  troops,  and 
called  Fort  Burnham,  in  honor  of  the  general  who  so  suc 
cessfully  led  his  men  in  its  capture,  which  was  a  very  great 
feat  of  daring,  considering  the  many  obstacles,  such  as 
ditches,  trip  wires,  abatis,  etc.,  to  be  passed  or  destroyed  be 
fore  reaching  the  battery,  and  General  Burnham  was  one 
of  the  first  to  enter  the  works. 

A  large  fort  to  the  right  of  Battery  Harrison,  known 
as  Fort  Gilmer,  was  assaulted  by  two  divisions  of  the 
Tenth  Corps,  in  succession,  in  the  morning,  they  being  re 
pulsed,  with  great  loss,  on  each  occasion. 

The  first  assault  was  made  by  Foster's  Division  and  the 
second  by  Birney's,  the  latter  being  colored  troops. 

Stimulated,  probably,  by  General  Butler's  promises  of 
promotions  galore  and  extra  six  months'  pay  to  first  troops 
to  enter  Richmond,  Major  Anderson  requested  Colonel 
Fairchild  to  permit  him  to  lead  his  regiment  in  a  charge 
on  Fort  Gilmer,  remarking  that  he  believed  it  to  be  "the  key 
to  Richmond,  and  I  believe  my  command  can  take  the  fort." 
Colonel  Fairchild  granted  the  request. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  quickly 
formed  in  line,  and  after  explaining  to  Major  Sadler  and 
Captain  Jones  his  "plan  of  attack,"  Major  Anderson  or 
dered  the  regiment  to  move  to  the  assault,  Colonel  Fair- 
child,  with  the  SQth  New  York  to  follow  in  supporting 
distance. 

After  going  some  distance,  the  brigade  became  divided 
while  crossing  a  small  stream  of  water,  in  attempting  to 
reach  a  knoll,  and  Capt.  Baggs,  of  Battery  D,  then  acting 


io8  CHAPIN'S  FARM. 

aide-de-camp  to  Col.  Fairchild,  was  directed  to  go  with  the 
advance,  which  was  the  Second  Penna.  Heavy  Artillery.  On 
reaching  the  knoll  it  was  seen  that  a  corn  field  and  an  open 
plateau  intervened  between  the  fort  and  the  regiment,  and, 
not  to  expose  the  men  to  the  fire  of  the  enemy  by  waiting  for 
the  SQth  to  come  up,  Major  Anderson  determined  to  order 
the  men  forward  at  once. 

After  sending  the  colors  to  the  rear,  as  the  men  re 
quested,  the  regiment  formed  line  of  battle  under  cover  of 
the  cornfield,  then  advanced  through  it  to  an  open  field  or 
plateau  immediately  in  front  of  the  fort,  the  First  Battalion, 
Major  Anderson  in  command,  leading,  the  Second,  Major 
Sadler,  on  the  right  and  the  Third,  Capt.  Jones,  on  the  left, 
the  two  latter  Battalions  about  100  yards  respectively  to  the 
rear  of  the  first. 

The  plateau  was  commanded  by  the  guns  of  the  fort 
in  front  and  a  battery  or  redoubt  to  the  right,  and  also,  the 
guns  of  the  enemy's  gunboats  in  the  James  river  on  the 
left,  all  of  which  had  good  range  on  the  field.  Neverthe 
less,  the  three  Battalions  bravely  advanced  under  the  con 
centrated  fire  of  all  the  above  guns,  in  addition  to  volleys  of 
musketry  from  troops  defending  the  works.  The  regiment 
had  not  yet  fully  entered  the  plateau  when  the  command 
"double-quick!"  was  given,  and,  with  a  cheer  the  First 
Battalion  sprang  forward,  followed  by  the  other  two,  under 
a  shower,  as  it  were,  of  bullets  and  shells,  men  dropping, 
killed  or  wounded,  at  every  step ;  yet  they  press  on ;  and 
when  within  three  hundred  feet  of  the  goal,  Major  Ander 
son  fell,  killed,  Captains  Baggs  and  Jones  and  Lieut  Can 
non  wounded.  Major  Sadler,  seeing  this,  ordered  his  and 
Captain  Jones'  Battalion  to  "halt  and  cover,"  then  sprang 
forward  to  the  First  Battalion,  which  was  beginning  to 
waver  under  the  terrific  fire  poured  upon  it,  and,  on  reach 
ing  which,  flashing  his  sword,  led  it  forward,  as  to  attempt 
to  fall  back  then  would  mean  certain  death  to  almost  every 
man,  and,  though  wounded,  gallantly  led  the  remains  of 
the  shattered  Battalion  into  the  redoubt,  where  it  was  over 
powered  and  the  men  made  prisoners  by  the  Confederates, 
who  numbered  several  thousand. 


CHAPIN'S  FARM.  109 

In  this  assault  the  regiment  lost  over  300  in  killed, 
wounded  and  prisoners,  the  body  of  Major  Anderson  being 
left  on  the  field,  in  whose  pocket  was  his  commission  as 
Colonel  of  the  regiment,  which  he  received  the  day  before, 
while  at  Bermuda  Hundred  Front. 

The  failure  of  Colonel  Fairchild  not  properly  support 
ing  the  regiment  with  the  SQth,  in  a  measure,  at  least, 
tended  to  cause  failure  of  success  in  the  assault. 

The  two  Battalions  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  regiment  which  were  ordered  to  cover  did  so  by 
lying  down  behind  stumps,  rocks,  etc.,  and  in  squads,  twos 
and  singly,  escaped,  after  nightfall  principally,  by  falling 
back ;  many  though,  kept  up  a  fire  on  the  enemy  from  their 
confined  positions  all  the  time  they  were  compelled  to  remain 
under  cover. 

The  following  is  the  personal  experience  of  S.  M. 
Coursey,  of  Battery  G,  in  the  fight  of  September  29th. 

"Well  do  I  remember  the  28th  of  September,  1864.  In  the  evening 
we  were  ordered  to  break  camp  and  during  the  night  marched  over 
the  pontoon  bridge  across  the  James  river.  Directly  after  crossing, 
just  at  day-break,  we  were  deployed  in  line  of  battle,  the  sound  of 
heavy  volleys  of  musketry  and  artillery  coming  to  us  as  we  advanced. 
We  had  occasion  to  cross  a  ditch  and  when  Lieut.  Duffield  attempted 
to  jump  it  he  lost  his  balance  and  fell  into  it.  There  was  something 
about  this  man  that  was  very  mysterious  to  me — the  greatest  mystery 
being  how  his  skin  held  so  much  poor  whiskey  as  it  did. 

We  marched  almost  to  a  large  woods  and  were  then  faced  to  the 
right  and  continued  along  the  road  past  a  battery  in  full  view  of 
the  troops  that  were  filing  into  the  works  at  Fort  Harrison.  The 
sight  was  beautiful  but  awful.  Dead  and  wounded  men  were  lying 
over  the  field  without  number.  Here  two  of  our  company  showed  their 
cowardice  and  left  the  command. 

We  were  then  marched  to  the  right  of  Fort  Harrison  to  where 
there  was  a  three  gun  battery.  The  guns  were  still  there  and  one 
rebel  was  drawing  his  last  breath.  We  were  halted  here  and  re 
formed  and  then  ordered  forward  over  timber  which  had  been  cut 
down  in  every  conceivable  shape.  Sometimes  our  line  was  straight, 
but  oftener  very  crooked,  but  we  charged  on.  I  was  at  the  left  of 
the  company,  then  at  the  centre,  and  then  at  the  extreme  right.  Some 
were  shot  beside  me,  some  behind  and  some  in  front.  Major  Anderson 
was  killed  and  most  of  the  line  officers  were  down.  A  Second  Lieu 
tenant  of  Batt.  I  rushed  to  the  front,  waving  his  sword,  calling  the 
men  to  follow.  Not  more  than  half  the  men  were  on  their  feet  at 
this  time.  Bullets,  grape  and  canister  were  flying  so  fast  that  it 
reminded  one  of  a  swarm  of  bees  buzzing  around.  I  was  excited 
and  saw  no  danger;  I  was  trying  to  keep  with  the  line;  my  head 
was  up  and  while  looking  at  the  fort  ahead  of  us  I  ran  astride  of  a 


IIO  CHAPIN  S    FARM. 

stump  and  fell  on  my  face.  When  I  got  to  my  feet  again  there  were 
but  two  men  standing— Snyder  and  Rush  of  my  company— who  were 
going  toward  the  fort.  I  then  realized  where  I  was  and  saw  I  was 
a  target  for  the  Johnnies.  I  was  badly  scared,  in  fact  the  worst 
scared  I  ever  was  in  my  life,  and  I  don't  believe  I  have  entirely  gotten 
over  it  yet.  In  writing  this  a  sort  of  horror  comes  over  me.  Self- 
preservation  is  the  first  law  of  nature,  so  I  got  down  on  the  ground, 
and  discovered  a  stump  about  ten  feet  ahead  of  me.  I  got  behind  it, 
but  it  proved  to  be  no  larger  than  one  of  my  legs.  I  was  there  only 
a  few  minutes  when  Abel,  a  big  fat  Dutchman,  got  down  on  top  of 
me.  He  must  have  been  worse  scared  than  I  was,  for  he  did  not  see 
me.  I  crawled  out  from  under  him  and  got  behind  a  large  oak  stump 
and  lay  there. 

In  a  short  time  I  heard  a  rebel  officer  giving  orders  to  his  men 
to  come  out  and  capture  us.  At  first  thought  I  concluded  to  let  them 
capture  me,  but  a  second  thought  came  of  home  and  liberty  and  I 
decided  to  run  for  it.  I  jumped  up  with  my  gun  at  a  trail  and  started. 
A  rebel  yelled  out,  "Halt,  you  little  Yankee  — — !  I  had  agreed  to 
obey  all  officers  who  were  placed  over  me  when  I  enlisted,  but  I  did 
not  obey  him.  I  kept  on  running  until  I  came  to  a  big  log  where 
two  men  belonging  to  a  Rhode  Island  regiment  were  sharpshooting. 
I  stopped  with  them  and  did  some  shooting  myself.  But  the  rebels 
were  getting  too  close  picking  up  prisoners,  so  we  gave  them  a  volley 
and  separated.  I  headed  for  a  piece  of  woods,  at  the  edge  of  which 
I  found  Captain  Strawbridge,  walking  along  with  his  sword  in  his 
right  hand  striking  at  chips,  as  unconcerned  as  though  taking  a  walk 
for  his  health.  Further  on  I  came  to  two  men  of  Batt.  K,  who  were 
carrying  Lieut.  Cannon,  who  was  desperately  wounded.  I  offered  to 
help  them,  but  they  wished  me  to  give  them  my  blanket,  which  I  did 
and  helped  them  wrap  the  Lieutenant  in  it  so  they  could  carry  him 
better.  He  was  suffering  great  pain,  having  been  wounded  in  the  groin 
by  a  piece  of  shell  or  grape  shot. 

I  retreated  slowly  to  an  old  log  house  on  the  edge  of  the  timber 
immediately  in  front  of  the  battery  where  we  started  to  make  the 
charge.  I  went  in  and  found  the  house  deserted,  and  nothing  eatable 
in  sight.  However,  I  found  a  pair  of  gold  ear  rings  in  a  closet,  and 
would  have  made  a  thorough  search,  but  the  rebels,  no  doubt  thinking 
the  house  and  woods  full  of  Yankees,  threw  a  two  hundred  pound 
shell  through  the  roof,  and  I  concluded  to  hunt  a  safer  place. 

Well,  the  great  charge  was  over,  and  only  a  wreck  remained  of 
what  was  previously  as  fine  a  regiment  of  soldiers  as  the  army  could 
boast  of.  My  impression  is  that  our  officers  were  ordered  to  only 
make  a  reconnoisance  in  force.  If  not,  it  was  certainly  a  serious 
blunder  to  send  a  handful  of  men,  unsupported,  to  take  works  manned 
by  at  least  six  times  our  number.  The  movements  of  that  memorable 
day  I  think  lacked  generalship.  I  have  been  informed  there  were 
forty  thousand  men  massed  at  Chapin's  Bluff,  and  if  they  had  been 
placed  in  motion  properly  Richmond  would  have  been  an  easy  prey. 

I  found  at  the  battery  Lieut.  Duffield  and  a  few  others  of  our 
company  and  regiment,  with  some  from  other  regiments,  in  all  about 
one  hundred  men.  We  did  the  best  we  could  shooting  at  the  rebels 
in  the  fort,  but  the  distance  was  too  great  to  make  the  fire  effective. 
After  a  short  time  a  Union  battery  came  and  unlimbered  and  went  to 
shelling  the  fort,  but  they  were  too  much  exposed  to  a  front  fire  from 


CHAPINS    FARM.  Ill 

the  fort  and  a  diagonal  fire  from  the  gunboats  on  the  James  river. 
After  losing  some  of  their  men  and  horses  the  battery  was  withdrawn. 

In  the  front  was  a  withering  fire,  in  the  rear  exploding  shells — 
shells  that  made  the  ground  tremble  where  we  were,  the  pieces  flying 
all  around  us.  I  saw  a  number  of  things  that  are  seen  on  every  battle 
field.  Some  were  crying,  some  singing,  some  playing  cards,  some 
eating,  some  quarreling,  some  caring  for  a  wounded  comrade,  some 
swearing  and  some  stealing  from  the  dead.  My  scare  ended  as  soon 
as  I  got  with  some  Rhode  Island  men  and  I  really  enjoyed  being  there. 

I  remained  there  that  night  and  the  next  day  we  rejoined  the  regi 
ment  at  the  left  of  Fort  Harrison. 


SERGEANT  JOHN   SPENCER, 
Battery  H. 

Capt.  Caldwallader  told  me  he  thought  I  was  among  the  killed, 
as  he  had  seen  me  fall  in  front  of  the  fort.  I  told  him  I  had  fallen 
over  a  stump  and  came  out  of  the  fight  all  right,  and  was  ready  for 
duty.  I  was  then  put  on  picket." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  pretty 
well  scattered  after  being  repulsed,  and  it  was  not  fully  re 
assembled  until  the  next  morning,  when  it  was  put  to  work 
changing  the  abattis  around  Fort  Burnham,  and  then  to 
building  earthworks  to  the  left  and  rear  of  the  fort,  going 
in  and  around  the  fort  at  dusk,  where  it  remained  under  fire 
of  the  enemy's  batteries  until  the  next  morning,  October  i. 

Among  the  wounded  was  Cyrus  C.  Trump,  of  Battery 


ii2  CHAPINS  FARM. 

C.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  C,  in  the  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and  by  gallantly 
fighting  his  way  out  managed  to  escape  capture  at  Mine 
Run,  Cold  Harbor  and  "The  Crater  Fight,"  at  Petersburg, 
although  being  one  of  the  smallest  and  youngest  "men"  in 
the  regiment. 

The  Official  Records  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
Serial  87,  p.  135,  gives  the  losses  of  the  Second  Pennsylva 
nia  Heavy  Artillery  for  September  29-30,  1864,  as  follows: 

Killed,  2  officers  and   12  men ;   wounded,  2  officers  and  83  men ; 
captured  or  missing,  5  officers  and  133  men.     Total,  237. 

About  9  o'clock  the  morning  of  October  ist,  1864,  the 
enemy  was  discovered  to  be  forming  for  an  attack  upon  the 
fort,  and  about  the  same  time  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  was  relieved  by  some  colored  troops  armed 
with  "sixteen  shooters,"  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  filing  out  of  the  fort  into  the  breastworks  that  it 
had  thrown  up  to  the  left  of  the  fort,  in  front  of  which  was 
a  field  of  standing  corn,  details  of  men  from  the  several 
Batteries  being  sent  forward  to  cut  it  down  for  some  dis 
tance  in  front  of  the  regiment. 

At  10  o'clock  the  enemy  was  seen  advancing  over 
the  brow  of  a  hill  in  front  of  the  fort,  and  the  fort  opened 
fire  upon  them,  quickly  putting  them  to  flight. 

A  second  attempt  to  retake  the  fort  was  made  about 
12  o'clock,  noon,  the  charging  column  being  three  deep; 
but  it  fared  even  worse  than  at  the  first  assault. 

At  3  o'clock  the  same  day,  in  triple  column  (six  men 
deep)  still  another  attempt  was  made  to  recapture  the  fort. 
This  time  the  fort  withheld  its  fire  until  the  enemy  was 
about  midway  of  the  fort  and  the  hill  behind  which  the 
Confederate  lines  were  formed,  when,  at  the  firing  of  a 
signal  gun  on  the  right  of  the  fort,  artillery  and  musketry 
was  poured  into  the  assaulting  columns  with  such  an  effect 
that  barely  a  square  foot  of  ground  could  be  seen  without 
a  killed  or  wounded  Confederate  thereon.  The  carnage 
was  dreadful,  yet  many  of  the  attacking  men  reached  the 
abatis  in  front  of  the  fort  before  being  placed  hors  dc  com 
bat.  The  enemy's  loss  in  these  three  assaults  was  about 


CHAPIN  S   FARM.  113 

five  thousand  killed,  wounded  and  prisoners,  while  the 
Union  loss  was  comparatively  very  small. 

In  neither  of  these  assaults  was  the  Second  Artillery 
directly  engaged,  yet  some  of  its  men  in  the  pits  nearest  the 
fort,  animated  by  a  desire  to  be  in  it,  went  into  the  fort 
and  assisted  in  repulsing  the  enemy,  some  working  at  the 
guns,  while  others  used  their  Springfield  rifles,  the  loss  in 
the  regiment  being  but  one  killed  and  three  wounded. 

General  Robert  E.  Lee  and  Ewell  were  present  when 
the  assaults  were  made,  and  twelve  brigades  of  Confederates 
took  part  therein.  The  assaulting  columns  were  under  the 
command  of  General  Robert  H.  Anderson,  who  was  among 
the  seriously  wounded. 

General  Cecil  Clay,  who  then  commanded  the  Fifty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania,  gives  the  following  account  of  the 
bloody  repulse  of  these  desperate  assaults : 

"The  enemy  advanced  in  column  and  had  to  charge  over  a  slightly  descending 
ground  to  reach  our  fort.  The  division  came  on  in  fine  order — officers  with  their 
swords  drawn,  arms  glittering  and  battle  flags  flying.  As  soon  as  it  came 
within  range  our  men  began  firing,  and  packed  as  they  were  in  pits,  with  the  men 
in  the  rear  loading  their  pieces  and  handing  them  to  their  comrades  in  front, 
kept  up  a  tremendous  fire,  before  which  nothing  could  stand,  let  alone  advance. 
When  the  fire  opened  the  men  were  all  shooting  low — 'an  amiable  weakness' — and 
a  long  line  of  puffs  of  dust  plainly  to  be  seen,  thrown  up  some  distance  on  the 
hither  side  of  the  advancing  column,  marked  the  impact  of  the  balls.  Presently 
the  head  of  the  oncoming  mass  reached  the  line  of  fire,  and  then! — 

It  seems  cruel  now,  thinking  of  it  in  cold  blood,  that  men  should  have 
exulted  in  the  slaughter  of  their  fellows,  but  the  necessities  of  war  as  carried  on — 
an  offensive  warfare  on  our  part — had  almost  invariably  made  us  the  attacking 
party.  Now  we  were  on  the  defensive  and  had  a  chance  to  retaliate,  and  we 
did  it  effectually.  Away  went  organization,  down  went  men,  officers  and  battle 
flags;  no  formation  could  stand  that  withering  fire.  Officers  sprang  to  the  front, 
flags  waved  and  the  crowd,  for  such  it  soon  became,  struggled  to  get  up  to  our 
works;  but  there  was  no  standing  the  racket,  and  the  whole  mass  fell  back  in 
confusion. 

A  second  charge  met  the  same  fate,  but,  animated  by  the  presence  of  Gen. 
Lee,  the  division  made  still  another  attempt,  but  only  to  break  to  the  rear  again, 
thoroughly  used  up.  Several  hundred  prisoners  were  taken  and  a  number  of 
battle  flags,  while  the  ground  was  covered  with  killed  and  wounded.  We  had 
made  a  great  slaughter,  and  Fort  Harrison  was  still  ours,  not  to  be  again 
endangered.  The  loss  on  our  side  was  small,  and  chiefly  attributable  to  the  fire  of 
the  Confederate  gunboats  in  the  river.  Gen.  Stannard,  our  division  commander, 
lost  an  arm,  and  there  were,  perhaps,  a  hundred  other  casualties." 

Many  incidents  of  this  engagement  might  be  written 
worthy  of  note,  but  the  following  letter  of  Lieutenant  Por- 
terfield,  Battery  D,  gives  an  idea  of  its  aftermath : 

PHILADELPHIA,  May   14,   1904. 
COMRADE  WARD  : 

I  notice  that  many  of  the  boys  have  written  to  you  their  recol 
lections  of  different  events  coming  to  their  notice  during  the  "War 
of  the  Rebellion."  I  well  remember  the  ist  of  October,  1864,  when 


ii4  CHAPIN'S  FARM. 

the  Rebels  tried  to  recapture  Fort  Harrison.  They  formed  under  cover 
of  the  woods  in  rear  of  the  fort,  but  which  now  had  become  the  front. 
Between  them  and  the  fort  was  an  open  space ;  at  the  foot  of  this  space 
lay  a  small  ravine,  covered  with  scraggy  underbrush,  then  an  incline 
leading  up  to  the  fort.  They  never  crossed  the  ravine ;  had  they 
done  so  very  few  of  them  would  have  lived  to  tell  the  story,  for  the 
guns  from  the  fort  would  have  swept  them  into  eternity. 

After  their  repulse,  for  three  days  they  refused  to  acknowledge 
a  flag  of  truce  for  the  purpose  of  burying  their  dead,  who  lay  in  the 
hot  sun  and  rain ;  finally,  however,  they  gave  way,  and  I  was  ordered 
out  to  take  charge  of  a  detail  to  assist  in  the  work.  Its  memories 
are  with  me  yet ;  the  sight  and  stench  was  something  awful ;  they 
lay  in  all  sorts  of  positions — sitting,  laying  and  kneeling,  piled  to 
gether  and  separate.  There  was  the  frame  of  what  had  been  once  a 
barn,  where  many  of  them  had  sought  shelter.  Scores  of  them  found 
death  there.  I  remember  one  poor  fellow  whom  we  found  still  alive. 
A  minnie  ball  had  ploughed  across  his  face,  taking  both  eyes  away ; 
his  condition  was  sickening  to  look  at;  he  was  conscious,  however, 
and  told  me  he  belonged  to  an  Alabama  regiment.  He  begged  piti 
fully  for  water.  We  brought  him  into  our  lines,  but  the  doctor  said 
he  had  but  a  short  time  to  live.  There  were  very  many  greater  fights, 
and  greater  numbers  killed,  during  the  war,  but  never  was  more 
courage  displayed  on  any  field  than  those  men  showed  in  their  effort 
to  recapture  Fort  Harrison.  It  was  a  hopeless  charge,  but  it  made 
defeat  glorious  and  Chaffins  Farm  immortal. 

THOS.  PORTERFIELD. 

October  3d  to  5th  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  was  engaged  in  building  breastworks  and  batteries 
from  Fort  Burnham  to  Fort  Brady,  near  the  Dutch  Gap 
Canal,  and,  at  night,  details  were  made  for  picket  along 
the  corn  field  extending  from  Fort  Burnham  to  Fort  Brady. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  from  some 
unexplained  cause,  received  no  rations  from  time  of  leaving 
Bermuda  Hundred  Front  on  the  night  of  September  28th, 
until  the  6th  of  October,  the  men  subsisting  on  the  dry  and 
parched  corn  gathered  in  the  field  in  front  of  the  breast 
works.  The  men  would  punch  holes,  with  their  bayonets 
in  their  tin  plates,  and  grate  the  corn  (which  was  somewhat 
like  adamant)  to  make  batter  cakes.  With  no  salt,  it  was 
almost  tasteless,  yet  the  men  declared  it  was  genuine  "Jonn' 
ny  cake." 

From  the  5th  to  the  9th  of  October  the  regiment  was 
not  engaged  in  anything  noteworthy,  nothing  except  picket 
and  guard  duty  being  required  of  it,  but  on  the  Qth  it  built 
a  large  battery  in  the  breastworks  to  the  left  of  Fort  Burn- 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  115 

ham,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  distant,  in  which  was  placed 
ten  cannon,  including  two  thirty-two  pound  Parrot  guns. 

The  weather  ever  since  September  2Qth  was  alternately 
showers,  heavy  rains,  sunshine  and  frosts,  and  the  men, 
being  without  tents,  blankets,  etc.,  suffered  considerable 
therefrom. 

Nothing  new  presented  itself  to  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  until  the  nth  of  October,  when  in 


CAPT.  JOSEPH   W.  WINGER, 
Battery  D. 

the  early  morning  of  that  day  a  party  of  Confederates  de 
serted  to  the  pickets  of  the  regiment.  All  the  deserters 
more  or  less  strongly  denounced  the  Confederacy,  and  inti 
mated  three  out  of  every  five  Confederate  soldiers  were  anx 
iously  awaiting  an  opportune  moment  to  desert. 

These  expressions  of  discontent  in  the  Confederate 
ranks  tended  somewhat  to  stimulate  the  men  of  the  Sec 
ond  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  believing  which  inclined 


n6  CHAPIN'S  FARM. 

them  to  the  hope  that  the  days  of  the  Southern  Confederacy 
were  about  numbered. 

The  regiment  moved  farther  to  the  right,  connecting 
thereon  with  Fort  Burnham,  in  the  early  morning  of  Octo 
ber  1 2th,  and  details  were  made  and  sent  to  assist  in  digging 
4 'Butler's  Dutch  Gap"  Canal,  an  occupation  which  was  not 
eagerly  sought  by  any  of  the  troops,  o\ving  to  the  immense 
number  of  shells  daily  thrown  therein  by  the  enemy. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  called 
up  to  the  breastworks  on  the  following  morning,  October 
1 3th,  in  readiness  to  move  forward,  but  was  soon  thereafter 
commanded  to  "rest."  The  troops  on  the  extreme  right  of 
the  line,  however,  had  a  brush  with  the  enemy,  capturing 
two  small  forts,  several  guns  and  a  few  prisoners. 

On  the  i  Qth  of  October,  1864,  cheering  in  the  Con 
federate  lines  was  heard,  followed  by  an  artillery  salute, 
which,  shortly  after,  their  pickets  said,  was  for  Jubal  Early, 
who  had  won  a  great  victory  over  General  Sheridan. 

Towards  evening  of  that  same  day  cheering  was  heard 
along  the  Union  line,  descending  from  the  right,  each  suc 
cessive  command  taking  it  up  in  turn,  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  participating  therein,  not  knowing 
for  what  reason  until  the  guns  of  the  Union  troops  belched 
forth  with  "shotted  salute,"  when  along  the  line  came  the 
shout :  "  'Little  Phil'  knocked  the  stuffing  out  of  'Jubilee' 
Early!" 

The  loth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  which  had  been 
with  the  2d  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  from  Port  Royal 
to  Cold  Harbor,  thence  to  Petersburg,  where  it  left  August 
1 3th,  was  remembered  by  this  regiment  as  having  been  sent 
to  Sheridan,  and  many  expressions  of  commendation  were 
made,  only  to  be  informed  later  that  "The  Tenth  wasn't  in 
it,"  it  being  on  duty  guarding  sheep  and  wagons  at  the 
time  of  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek. 

On  October  2Oth,  1864,  inspection  was  held  in  the 
morning  and  in  the  afternoon  some  of  the  men  of  the  late 
"Provisional  Second"  were  mustered  for  back  pay  services 
in  that  regiment. 

The  following  day  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  participated  in  a  grand  review,  and  later  in  the 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  117 

day  were  called  into  the  earthworks,  but  soon  dismissed 
again. 

The  "Provisional  boys"  of  the  regiment  were  paid  off 
on  the  22 d  of  October,  1864,  and  the  men  of  the  "Old 
Regiment"  were  guests  of  the  former,  who  spent  the  balance 
of  the  day  "treating"  the  latter  at  Sutler  Wood's,  which 
notable,  accompanied  by  his  smiling  lieutenant,  Al.  Berger, 
never  failed  to  show  up  when  the  boys  had  money. 

The  usual  routine  of  duty  only  was  required  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  such  as  picket  and 
guard  details,  until  the  afternoon  of  October  23rd,  when 
inspection  was  had,  and  in  the  evening  the  men's  knapsacks, 
tents,  etc.,  which  were  left  at  Bermuda  Front  on  the  28th 
of  September,  were  returned  to  them,  and  the  tents  pitched 
in  rear  of  the  breastworks  to  the  left  of  Fort  Burnham. 
Heavy  frosts  at  night  were  the  rule  about  this  time,  so  the 
tents  and  extra  clothing  were  a  Godsend  at  that  time. 

The  following  day,  October  24th,  a  convicted  deserter 
and  "bounty  jumper"  passed  through  the  camp,  under 
guard,  with  a  placard  on  his  breast  noting  who  he  was,  and 
on  his  back  was  one  defining  the  sentence — in  addition  to 
being  paraded  before  the  troops — "three  years'  imprison 
ment  at  hard  labor." 

On  Wednesday,  the  26th  of  October,  1864,  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  moved  still  further  to  the 
right,  garrisoning  Fort  Burnham — other  troops  moving  to 
the  right  and  left  of  it ;  and  the  picket  line  was  strengthened 
in  the  evening,  evidently  anticipating  an  attack.  Nothing, 
however,  occurred  until  the  following  afternoon,  when  the 
enemy  opened  an  artillery  fire  on  the  fort  and  to  the  right 
of  the  line,  which  was  responded  to  by  the  fort  and  batteries 
nearby.  Two  or  three  men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  were  wounded  in  the  fort. 

The  cannonading  on  the  right  terminated  in  the  enemy 
advancing  on  the  Tenth  Corps  troops  near  New  Market 
road,  and  succeeding  in  capturing  two  or  three  thousand 
men  of  that  Corps. 

In  this  fiasco,  Battery  G  had  two  men  wounded. 

The  most  amusing  part  of  the  cannonading  was  the 
flight  of  the  regiment's  sutler,  Wood.  He  had  six  mules 


n8  CHAPIN'S  FARM. 

to  his  wagon,  which  had  been  driven  pretty  close  up  to  the 
fort,  and  was  about  to  open  up  for  business  when  the  ene 
my  began  firing  shells.  The  first  one  had  barely  exploded 
before  Wood  started  to  "retreat,"in  good  order,  but  when 
two  and  three  at  a  time  was  sent  over  he  broke,  and  ran  his 
mule  team  over  the  field  for  all  it  was  worth,  the  wagon 
wheels  striking  stones,  stumps,  etc.,  caused  the  contents  of 
the  wagon  to  fall  out,  much  to  the  pleasure  of  the  troops, 
who  ran  and  picked  up  the  cakes,  canned  goods,  cheese,  etc. 
Wood  afterwards  claimed  he  made  an  "orderly  retreat," 
but  those  who  witnessed  it  said  it  was  a  genuine  "skee- 
daddle." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  vacated 
Fort  Burnham  on  the  morning  of  the  2Qth  of  October,  other 
troops  taking  its  place,  and,  after  some  manoeuvring, 
again  entered  the  breastworks  just  to  the  left  of  the  fort. 

Captain  McClure,  of  Battery  F,  who  had  been  absent 
from  the  regiment  on  leave  since  September  25th,  returned 
to  the  regiment  this  day,  and  it  was  rumored  that  he  had 
been  commissioned  Colonel  of  the  regiment  by  Governor 
Curtin. 

The  following  day,  Sunday,  was  very  quiet,  Chaplain 
Hunt  preaching  in  the  morning  and  afternoon,  a  large  num 
ber  of  the  Second  Artillery  and  many  from  other  regiments, 
attending  the  services. 

The  next  day,  October  3ist,  the  regiment  was  inspected 
and  mustered  for  pay,  many  of  the  Batteries  having  squad 
and  company  drills  toward  evening. 

After  inspection  it  was  announced  that  Captain  Wil 
liam  M.  McClure,  of  Battery  F,  had  been  promoted  to  Colo 
nel  of  the  regiment,  which  gave  general  satisfaction  to 
every  man  connected  therewith,  for  Captain  McClure  was 
well  known  and  liked  throughout  the  regiment,  and  was 
considered  a  very  brave,  big-hearted  and  highly  qualified 
officer,  as  well  as  being  a  gentleman  under  all  circumstances. 

Tuesday,  November,  ist,  1864,  was  very  quiet,  drilling 
being  the  only  duty  performed  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  and  on  the  following  day  three  days' 
rations  were  served  the  men  towards  evening,  with  orders 
to  "pack  up."  No  move,  however,  was  made  until  the  next 


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COL.    WILLIAM   M.   McCLURE. 


OF  THt 

UNIVERSITY 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  1 19 

day,  November  3rd,  the  regiment  in  the  meantime  being 
held  in  readiness,  when,  instead  of  going  to  Newbern,  as 
was  anticipated  by  the  men,  two  Battalions,  the  First  and 
Second,  moved  farther  to  the  left  of  the  line,  occupying 
two  or  three  batteries  in  addition  to  the  breastworks  between 
them.  Rain  descended  during  the  whole  night  of  the  2nd, 
and,  after  enduring  it  some  time,  with  no  indications  of 
moving  soon,  the  men  unpacked  their  tents  and  blankets 
to  use  as  protection  from  the  rain. 

After  the  two  mentioned  Battalions  went  to  the  left 
of  the  line,  the  Third  Battalion  again  pitched  tents  where  it 
stood,  and  nothing  worthy  of  note  occurred  in  the  regiment 
until  Tuesday,  November  8th,  when  the  regiment  held  an 
election  (as  did  other  Pennsylvania  troops  thereabouts) 
for  President,  the  candidates  being  President  Abraham 
Lincoln  ("old  Abe")  and  General  George  B.  McClellan 
("Little  Mac.")  The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artil 
lery  gave  167  majority  for  President  Lincoln. 

The  major  portion  of  the  votes  cast  by  the  regiment 
were  those  of  young  men,  who  thus  enjoyed  their  first  suf 
frage  as  an  American  citizen — voting  on  age — and  who 
manifested  great  interest  in  the  matter.  The  polling  was 
done  by  the  men  at  headquarters  of  each  Battery  respective 
ly,  and  the  majorities  in  each  were  all  in  favor  of  Presi 
dent  Lincoln,  "not  one  precinct  for  'Little  Mac/  "  said  Lieu 
tenant  Daniels,  of  Battery  D,  who  electioneered  for  "Old 
Abe." 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  continued 
to  occupy  the  same  positions  along  the  line  from  the  3rd  of 
NovemJDer  until  the  i8th,  and  followed  the  usual  routine 
duty — drilling,  inspection,  picket  details  daily,  etc.,  except 
on  the  loth  of  the  month,  when  details  were  sent  to  assist  in 
digging  wells  around  Fort  Burnham,  in  anticipation  of  the 
enemy  attempting  to  undermine  and  blow  it  up.  The 
weather  during  this  time  was  very  undesirable,  varying  in 
rain  and  frosts  principally. 

Colonel  Fairchild  left  the  Brigade  on  November  5th, 
1864,  first  turning  the  command  thereof  to  Colonel  Mc- 
Clure. 


120  CHAPIN  S    FARM. 

On  the  night  of  Thursday,  November  I7th,  about  12 
o'clock,  picket  firing,  followed  by  booming  of  cannon  and 
rattle  of  musketry,  was  heard  in  the  direction  of  Bermuda 
Front,  and  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was 
called  into  line  at  the  breastworks  on  the  left  of  Fort  Burn- 
ham,  where  it  remained  until  after  i  o'clock,  at  which  time 
the  men  were  given  the  command  "rest !"  About  4  o'clock  a. 
m.,  November  i8th,  the  regiment  was  again  called  up,  and 
Batteries  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  I  and  M,  in  light  marching  order, 
were  marched,  double  quick,  under  command  of  Captain 
Strawbridge,  across  the  James  river,  via  Varina  road,  and 
the  pontoon  bridge  at  Aiken's  Landing,  to  Bermuda  Hun 
dred  Front,  where  it  was  learned  the  iO5th  and  lo/th  P.  V. 
had  lost  the  picket  line,  with  two  redoubts — Carpenter  and 
Button — being  the  cause  of  the  firing  heard  at  Chapin's 
Farm. 

About  12  o'clock  that  day  (November  i8th),  with 
other  troops,  the  Battalion  advanced  on  the  enemy,  who 
after  a  short,  but  stubborn,  resistance,  was  driven  back,  and 
the  lost  works  were  consequently  recaptured,  the  Bat 
talion's  loss  being  very  slight. 

At  sundown  the  enemy  made  an  attempt  to  retake  the 
works,  but  the  engagement  was  not  very  severe,  resulting 
in  a  decided  defeat  of  the  Confederates. 

After  the  fight  was  over,  about  dusk,  a  heavy  cold  rain 
storm  set  in,  continuing  two  days,  during  which  the  men 
suffered  severely,  the  second  day  the  rain  freezing  as  it 
reached  the  ground,  and  the  men  wrere  required  to  stand 
against  the  breastworks,  without  any  shelter  whatever  in 
almost  a  foot  of  water,  their  tents,  blankets  and  knapsacks 
having  been  left  at  Chapin's  Farm. 

The  position  of  the  Battalion  was  to  the  right  of  the 
line,  and  it  occupied  Redoubts  Button,  McConihe  and  Car 
penter,  until  the  2Oth,  when  it  was  relieved  by  some  U.  S. 
colored  troops.  Sharpshooting,  as  experienced  at  Peters 
burg  by  the  regiment,  was  kept  up  for  a  few  days,  ceasing 
when  the  colored  troops  left  the  front. 

Excepting  the  cold  disagreeable  rain,  which,  at  inter 
vals,  continued  until  the  23rd,  the  Battalion  enjoyed  a  com 
paratively  easy  time  in  the  works,  only  the  usual  routine, 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  121 

which  included  picket  details  daily,  being  required;  but  on 
the  date  mentioned,  the  knapsacks,  which  were  left  at 
Chapin's  Farm  by  the  Batteries  that  left  there  on  the  i8th 
were  returned  to  the  men,  who  were  very  glad  to  get  some 
thing  to  protect  them  from  the  weather.'  The  men  were 
relieved  from  duty  in  the  front  works,  and  retired  to  a 
position  in  rear  thereof,  near  the  James  river,  where  they 
pitched  their  tents  and  \vent  into  camp. 

Thursday,  November  24th,  1864,  the  day  set  apart  by 
President  Lincoln  as  Thanksgiving  Day,  found  the  regi 
ment  enjoying  clear,  but  cold  weather, with  tents  to  protect 
them  therefrom,  a  supply  of  hardtack  and  an  opportunity  to 


REDOUBT  McCONIHE, 

Bermuda  Front. 

procure  some  decent  water  to  drink,  for  all  of  which,  as 
Chaplain  Hunt  said  in  addresseing  the  men,  "we  are  very 
thankful  "  Rations  of  whiskey  were  served  the  men  at 
noon  and  at  retreat. 

The  next  day,  November  25th,  the  Battalion  was  given 
"a  big  feed."  Turkeys,  chickens,  ducks,  etc.,  kindly  con 
tributed  by  citizens  of  Pennsylvania,  reached  the  regiment 
and  were  made  into  "chicken  pot-pie,"  as  the  men  terme<l 
it,  i.  e.,  stewed,  with  some  broken-up  hardtack,  corn  meal 
and  onions  therein.  Apples,  nuts,  oranges,  etc.,  were  also 
liberally  distributed  throughout  the  command. 


122  CHAPIN  S    FARM. 

The  part  of  the  regiment  at  Chapin's  Farm  sent  greet 
ings  to  that  at  Bermuda  Fronts,  in  these  words:  "We'uns 
eat  turk,  and  wish  you'ns  could  jine  us."  The  "Bermuda 
Renegades,"  as  they  were  dubbed,  replied :  "Turkey,  chicken 
and  duck  tickle  our  palates  and  rejoice,  with  you,  in  having 
'a  big  feed.'  ' 

On  the  following  day,  November  26th,  the  Batteries, 
except  Battery  M,  in  camp  at  Bermuda  Front,  marched  back 
to  Chapin's  Farm,  and  were  again  assigned  positions  be 
tween  Batteries  2  and  3  in  the  breastworks  facing  the  James 
river,  a  location  where  very  little  fear  of  an  attack  would 
be  made  by  the  enemy.  While  here,  with  little  to  do,  the 
men  availed  themselves  of  the  opportunity  to  visit  Fort 
Brady  and  the  Dutch  Gap  Canal  daily. 

Colonel  Fairchild,  who  had  been  absent  on  leave,  re 
turned  this  day  and  assumed  command  of  the  Brigade  to 
which  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  at 
tached,  relieving  Colonel  McClure,  who  again  took  com 
mand  of  his  regiment. 

The  regiment  had  inspection  of  arms  in  the  morning 
of  November  27th,  1864,  and  dress  parade  in  the  evening, 
followed  next  day  with  drilling,  artillery  as  well  as  infantry, 
using  the  guns  in  Batteries  No.  2  and  3. 

The  day  following  the  men  were  kept  in  line  behind 
the  breastworks  anticipating  a  move  across  the  James  river 
again,  as  heavy  firing  was  heard  in  the  direction  of  Bermuda 
Front,  the  heavy  guns  of  Fort  Darling  and  the  Howlet 
House  Battery,  being  almost  in  a  direct  line  in  front  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  could  be  heard  very 
distinctly.  At  sundown  the  men  were  permitted  to  leave 
their  positions  in  the  breastworks. 

It  is  well  to  mention  that  the  breastworks  were  never 
wholly  vacated,  as  guards  were  stationed  about  every  ten 
or  fifteen  feet,  to  give  alarm  in  case  the  pickets  began  firing, 
the  men's  tents  being  pitched  about  twenty  feet  only  to  the 
rear  of  the  breastworks. 

This  same  day,  November  28th,  Lieutenant  William 
H.  Wetherbee  and  fifty  men  of  Battery  M  were  detached 
from  Brigadier  General  Graham's  headquarters  at  Bermuda 


CHAPIN  S    FARM.  123 

Front  and  sent  to  Redoubt  Button,  where  they  remained 
until  January  nth,  1865. 

General  inspection  was  held  in  the  morning  of  the  3oth 
of  November,  1864,  and  dress  parade  in  the  evening,  the 
weather  being  very  fine  and  suitable  to  such  purposes,  fol 
lowed  next  day  with  drills,  in  the  morning  and  afternoon, 
bv  Batteries. 


124 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

RETURN   TO    BERMUDA   HUNDRED    FRONT. 

On  December  2nd,  1864,  heavy  cannonading  was  again 
heard  going  on  at  Bermuda  Fronts,  in  the  morning,  and  at 
2  o'clock  p.  m.,  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
again  marched  over  there,  where  a  very  brisk  picket  fire 
was  carried  on  after  dark,  the  regiment  taking  position  in 
rear  of  the  breastworks  at  a  point  midway  of  the  James  and 
Appomatox  rivers,  remaining  there  during  the  night,  laying 
on  arms  after  the  picket  firing  ceased. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  here 
attached  to  the  Brigade  commanded  by  General  Graham. 

At  daylight  of  December  3rd,  1864,  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  moved  to  a  postion  farther  to  the 
left,  some  of  the  men  occupying  quarters  vacated  by  other 
troops  and  others  pitching  their  tents.  In  the  afternoon  a 
brisk  cannonading  was  carried  on  for  about  one  hour  by  the 
batteries  in  the  immediate  locality  of  the  regiment,  but  no 
casualties  occurring  therein. 

On  the  4th  of  December,  1864,  Colonel  McClure  was 
assigned  to  command  the  Provisional  Brigade,  composed  of 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  H5th  New  York 
and  62d  Ohio  regiments,  and  moved  it  to  the  extreme 
left  of  the  Bermuda  Front;  Captain  Strawbridge  again 
commanded  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery.  A 
few  days  later  the  Brigade  was  designated  "First  Brigade, 
Infantry  Division,  Army  of  the  James." 

Among  the  Confederate  troops  in  front  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  at  this  time  was  the  nth 
Virginia,  which  regiments  faced  each  other  on  several  oc 
casions  at  different  points  along  the  line,  including  Peters- 


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burg,  Chapin's  Farm  and  at  Bermuda  Front  prior  to  the 
Chapin's  Farm  fight. 

On  December  4th,  pretty  much  all  the  colored  troops 
were  withdrawn  from  Bermuda  Fronts,  and  the  line  of 
works,  from  the  James  to  the  Appomatox  was  occupied  by 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  and  the  Tenth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  the  latter  known  by  themselves 
as  "Lincoln's  Pets,"  as  narrated  in  Captain  Webb's  history 
of  that  regiment. 

It  is  well  enough  to  here  remark  that  President  Lin 
coln's  pets  were  the  whole  Union  Army,  no  one  organiza- 


REDOUBT  BUTTON, 

Bermuda  Front. 

tion  composing  it  being  more  of  a  pet  of  his  than  another, 
and  no  one  regiment  received  greater  favors  from  him  than 
he  would  gladly  bestow  upon  all  if  possible  so  to  do.  The 
writer,  in  justice  to  President  Lincoln,  and  every  military 
organization  composing  the  Union  Army,  during  the  Civil 
War  alike,  verily  believes,  and  President  Lincoln's  acts 
confirm  the  belief,  that  he  loved  one  and  all,  "with  malice 
toward  none,  with  charity  for  all,"  and  Comrade  Webb  can 
not  show  wherein  President  Lincoln  showed  greater  favors 
to  the  Tenth  New  York  than  were  shown  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  while  in  the  Defences  of  Wash- 


126  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

ington,  or  as  before  remarked,  that  President  Lincoln  would 
not  be  glad  to  bestow  upon  any  other  body  of  troops. 

The  two  regiments  above  mentioned  were  stationed — 
the  Second  Pennsylvania's  left  resting  on  the  Appomatox 
river  at  the  "Crows'  Nest  Lookout"  and  extending  to  Re 
doubts  Button,  McConihe  and  Carpenter  on  the  right,  the 
Tenth  New  York's  left  resting  thereon  and  extending  to 
the  James  river.  The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artil 
lery  occupied  the  redoubts. 

After  the  departure  of  the  colored  troops,  picket  firing, 
as  well  as  sharpshooting,  at  Bermuda  Front  became  a  thing 
of  the  past,  and  the  men  of  both  sides  resumed  their  former 
practice  of  trading — Coffee,  sugar,  etc.,  for  tobacco — along 
the  picket  line,  and  conversing  one  with  the  other.  The  fol 
lowing  is  an  extract  from  one  of  S.  M.  Coursey's  letters  to 
the  Watsontown  Record  and  Star,  showing  how  intimate 
the  two  lines  became  in  the  winter  of  1864-65 : 

"The  nights  were  getting  quite  cool  and  one  night  while  on  picket 
I  burned  my  boots  so  badly  they  were  quite  worthless.  We  remained 
here  until  near  Christmas,  when  we  were  sent  back  to  Bermuda  Front 
to  retake  the  picket  line  that  had  been  taken  by  the  rebels  from  the 
one  year  regiments. 

I  may  not  have  the  exact  time,  but  I  know  it  was  in  cold  weather. 
We  marched  out  and  took  our  old  line,  the  rebels  vacating.  I  was 
on  the  extreme  left  of  the  regiment,  where  the  Sixty-second  Ohio 
joined  us.  Two  of  the  Ohio  boys  were  with  me  on  the  post.  We 
were  ordered  not  to  build  fires,  but  we  kept  a  roaring  blaze.  The 
officer  of  the  day  was  one  of  the  one  year  men,  and  when  he  came 
along  he  ordered  us  to  put  out  the  fire.  One  of  our  boys  told  him 
that  we  had  been  on  picket  before  and  always  had  fire  and  never  had 
a  picket  line  captured.  At  this  he  rode  on  and  we  kept  our  fire  all 
night. 

To  my  left  one  of  the  Johnnies  called  to  one  of  our  men  to  loan 
him  an  axe  to  cut  some  wood  as  they  were  nearly  frozen.  The  axe 
was  thrown  over  into  the  rebel  line  and  was  shortly  after  returned 
in  good  order." 

About  this  time  the  regiment  was  busily  engaged  in 
building  winter  quarters,  or  rather  improving  those  built  by 
the  one  year  men — the  log  huts  being  enlarged  to  hold  six 
men,  instead  of  four,  fire  places  were  built  in  one  end,  with 
mud  and  stone  for  material.  The  huts  were  made  "three- 
story,"  that  is,  three  bunks,  one  above  the  other,  were  con- 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED  127 

structed  by  the  adding  of  two  logs  to  the  heighth  of  the 
huts.  Shelter  tents  were  used  for  roofing. 

From  the  2Qth  of  September  to  about  the  ist  of  De 
cember,  1864,  the  weather  would  vary  almost  daily — rain, 
hot,  cold,  snow  and  frost — and  a  great  part  of  the  time  the 
men  were  exposed  to  it,  without  shelter  of  any  kind,  so 
these  huts  were  considered  palaces  by  the  men,  and  though 
the  picket  duty  required  of  them  was  excessive,  owing  to 
the  few  troops  stationed  between  the  two  rivers,  yet,  when 
relieved  therefrom  for  a  few  hours,  they  had  a  "home"  to 
go  to,  and  highly  appreciated  it. 

Every  favorable  day  drills,  inspections  and  dress  pa 
rades  were  indulged  in  by  the  regiment. 

The  usual  routine  of  camp  and  picket  duty,  without  any 
incident  to  deserve  special  mention,  continued  until  the 
night  of  December  I7th,  1864,  when  the  enemy  opened  fire 
on  some  colored  troops  who  had  been  placed  on  picket  at 
the  right  of  the  line  on  the  James  river,  and  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  formed  in  line  behind  the 
breastworks  in  anticipation  of  an  attack,  but  the  firing  hav 
ing  ceased,  returned  to  quarters  after  about  one  hour's  time. 

A  skirmish  was  had  by  troops  on  the  picket  line  at  the 
James  river  on  the  23rd  of  December,  cannonading  con 
tinuing  throughout  the  night,  and  the  following  day  the 
Confederate  gunboats  on  the  James  attempted  to  descend 
the  river,  one  of  which  was  blown  up  by  a  Union  battery, 
all  of  which  time  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
was  in  line  behind  the  breastworks. 

On  Christmas  Day,  December  25th,  special  rations 
were  cooked  and  served  the  regiment,  among  which  were 
cabbage,  ham,  potatoes,  onions,  fresh  bread,  butter,  cheese, 
beans  and  pickles. 

Many  of  the  men  not  on  duty  went  to  the  right  of  the 
line  at  James  river,  to  see  the  bulkhead  of  "Butler's  Dutch 
Gap  Canal"  blown  up,  which  they  termed  "a  fizzle." 

The  following  day  a  shotted  salute  was  fired  along  the 
whole  line,  in  honor  of  Sherman's  victory  at  Savannah. 

From  the  25th  to  the  3Oth  of  December,  1864,  the  rou 
tine  duty  of  one  day  on  picket  and  one  in  camp  was  the 


128  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

order  of  service  by  the  men;  inspection  and  muster  for 
pay  took  place  on  the  3ist,  rain,  with  a  mixture  of  snow, 
descending  all  day,  and,  at  intervals,  continuing  throughout 
the  night  and  the  following  day. 

At  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  on  January  2nd,  1865,  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  called  out  and  formed  in 
line,  then  marched  to  the  right  to  a  point  behind  the  breast 
works  in  rear  of  Redoubt  Button,  where  with  other  troops 
of  the  Division,  three  sides  of  a  hollow  square  was  formed, 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  occupying  the  exr- 
treme  left  of  the  line. 

At  10  o'clock  (the  Division  being  at  "parade  rest") 
came  Sergeant  William  G.  Johnson  and  a  "bounty-jumper," 
with  Chaplain  Hunt  marching  between  them,  they  being 
preceded  by  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery's 
Band  and  a  platoon  of  Battery  M,  and  followed  by  another 
platoon  of  the  same  Battery  and  a  caisson  with  two  coffins 
thereon.  The  procession  entered  the  square  at  the  extreme 
right  and  marched  in  front  of  the  troops  to  the  left,  the 
band  playing  a  dead  mrch.  Then  leaving  the  band  and 
caisson  and  placing  the  coffin  in  front  of  two  open  graves, 
located  midway  between  the  right  and  left  flanks  of  the 
troops,  the  convicted  men  were  seated  on  the  coffins  and 
blindfolded  by  Lieut.  Barber,  of  Battery  M,  who  had  com 
mand  of  the  executioners,  being  the  two  platoons  from  Bat 
tery  M  mentioned  above,  the  muskets  of  whom  were  loaded 
and  stacked  by  officers  at  Division  headquarters  the  night 
before;  one-half  of  the  arms  had  blank  and  the  other  half 
ball  cartridges,  so  none  of  the  firing  party  knew  whether 
they  had  the  ball  or  blank  cartridge.  The  orders  were  read 
reciting  the  crime  of  the  accused  and  the  finding  of  the 
court  martial,  together  with  the  approval  from  higher  au 
thority,  with  a  warning  to  all  soldiers  of  the  danger  of  fol 
lowing  such  an  example.  The  signal  was  given  to  the  first 
platoon  to  fire  and  the  doomed  men  were  shot  and  sank 
down,  each  on  his  own  coffin.  They  were  buried  where 
they  were  shot  and  the  troops  marched  back  to  their  camps. 

Johnston,  a  former  Sergeant  in  Battery  D,  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  who  was  transferred 


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I29 


to  the  "Invalid  Corps"  on  account  of  physical  disabilities, 
and  who  retained  his  rank  therein  as  sergeant,  had  command 
of  a  squad  that  guarded  deserters  in  transit  to  and  from 
Fort  Monroe,  and  at  a  court  martial  it  was  in  evidence  that 
he  had  allowed  bounty- jumpers  to  escape  by  payment  of 
sums  of  money.  One  of  these  men,  who  was  recaptured 
"squealed''  on  Johnston,  saying  he  paid  him  fifty  dollars  to 
permit  him  to  escape.  Both  were  condemned  to  be  shot, 
after  the  trial  by  the  court  martial.  Johnson  walked  erect 
until  he  arrived  in  front  of  his  own  regiment,  when,  as  soon 


CORP.  JOSEPH  H.   MARTZ, 
Battery  D. 

as  his  eyes  caught  sight  of  its  yellow  regimental  flag,  he 
dropped  his  head  and  did  not  again  raise  it  until  after  his 
eyes  were  blindfolded  and  he  was  seated  on  his  coffin.  At 
the  first  fire  Johnson  was  killed  outright;  he  was  shot 
through  the  head  and  heart,  while  the  bounty-jumper  was 
shot  everywhere  but  in  a  vital  spot,  and  lingered  a  short 


130  BERMUDA   HUNDRED. 

time.     It  was,  evidently,  intended  on  the  part  of  the  execu 
tioners. 

The  regiment,  on  the  fourth  day  of  January,  1865,  be 
came  a  veteran  regiment,  its  first  term  of  enlistment  having 
expired  and  a  sufficient  number  of  its  officers  and  men  hav 
ing  re-enlisted  for  an  additional  three  years,  it  continued  its 
existence  as  the  "Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Ar 
tillery."  Many  officers  and  enlisted  men,  however,  severed 
their  connection  with  the  regiment  when  their  terms  of  en 
listment  expired,  and  it  became  almost  a  daily  occurrence 
to  see  men  shaking  hands  and  bidding  each  other  good-bye, 
one  of  whom  was  Joseph  P.  Zebley,  of  Battery  E,  whose 
letter  to  the  writer  in  answer  to  one  for  information  as  to 
his  last  days  of  service  follows : 

Philadelphia  September  30,  1903. 
COMRADE  WARD: — 

The  /th  or  8th  of  January,  1865,  was  my  last  night  on  picket  duty 
at  Bermuda  Front.  There  was  a  6-foot  reb  got  inside  of  our  vidette 
line ;  he  was  sent  in  advance  to  find  our  men.  I  got  him,  anci  sent  him 
to  the  rear.  They  missed  him,  and  he  told  me  that  they  were  going 
to  flank  us  on  the  right  and  come  in  on  the  left,  and  capture  the 
whole  line,  but  they  did  not  do  it,  and  I  was  very  glad  of  it,  for  I  was 
mustered  out  on  the  loth  at  Gen.  Butler's  headquarters,  but  Gen.  Ord 
in  command,  Butler  having  been  relieved  about  that  time,  for  some 
cause.  On  the  Qth  it  rained  very  hard,  but  I  crossed  the  pontoons 
all  right  on  the  loth  and  got  mustered  out  and  started  back  for  camp. 
The  freshet  in  the  river  had  sent  the  pontoons  down  to  City  Point, 
where  the  gunboats  got  them  and  brought  them  back.  I  had  to  wait 
all  day,  knee-deep  in  mud,  before  I  could  get  back  to  camp.  How 
ever  I  got  there,  went  around  among  the  boys,  and  had  a  good  time 
shaking  hands,  saying  good-bye,  etc.  I  certainly  did  feel  bad  at  leav 
ing  them,  but  I  had  had  enough  of  the  "glories"  of  war,  and  was 
buoyed  up  with  prospects  of  getting  home  alive  to  see  the  dear  ones 
I  had  left  three  years  before,  which  I  did.  I  can't  write  my  feelings, 
but  you  can  guess  them,  for  you  have  been  there  yourself. 
Yours  in  F.,  C.  and  L.. 

JOSEPH   P.  ZEBLEY." 

Battery  A  was  relieved  from  picket  duty  at  midnight 
of  January  6th,  to  accompany  Gen.  Terry's  expedition  to 
Fort  Fisher.  The  men  were  very  elated  at  the  prospect  of 
"cocking  cannon"  again,  and  more  especially  as  they  were 
given  to  understand  their  services  were  required  "on  board 
vessels',  where  marching  is  unknown  and  good  quarters  to 
eat  and  sleep  are  provided."  However,  they  did  not  find  it 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED.  131 

so,  as  "the  vessel  was  over-crowded  and  the  only  grub  en 
joyed  was  the  hard-tack  and  pork  supplied  at  Bermuda 
Front  before  starting." 

The  usual  routine  of  camp  life,  then  continued  until 
the  1 4th  of  January,  when  the  regiment  joined  in  dress 
parade  with  the  Brigade,  at  which  the  farewell  address  of 
General  Butler  was  read  to  the  command.  . 

A  salute  was  fired,  on  the  i/th  of  January, 
1865,  in  honor  of  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  in  which 
Battery  A,  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy 
Artillery  was  detached  from  the  regiment  to  garrison. 
Nothing  further  occurred  at  Bermuda  Front,  except  drills, 
dress  parades,  inspections,  picket  duty,  etc.,  until  the  after 
noon  of  the  23rd,  when  the  regiment  was  called  in  line  on 
account  of  picket  firing  on  the  right  and  shelling  going  on 
at  the  James  river,  which  was  kept  up  throughout  the  night. 
In  the  early  morning  following  the  enemy's  gunboats  at- 
temped  to  descend  the  river,  one  of  which  was  blown  up 
by  a  shell  from  the  large  Federal  mortar  at  Battery  3  enter 
ing  its  magazine ;  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery, 
however,  did  not  participate  further  than  hold  itself  in  readi 
ness  to  repel  an  attack  in  its  front,  which  was  anticipated 
but  did  not  occur. 

A  Sergeant  of  Battery  H  was  injured  the  following 
day  by  a  gun  carriage  breaking  his  leg.  Some  300  men  of 
the  regiment  were  hauling  a  seige  gun  to  the  James  river, 
when,  on  descending  a  hill,  the  prolong  parted,  the  meii 
thereby  losing  control  of  the  carriage  with  the  foregoing 
result.  Two  or  three  other  men  were  slightly  injured. 

About  this  time  it  was  a  nightly  occurrence  for  many 
Confederate  deserters  to  enter  the  Union  lines  at  Bermuda 
Fronts,  some  nights  over  thirty  would  be  received  along  the 
picket  line 

On  the  night  of  February  I,  1865,  the  enemy  advanced 
on  the  picket  line  held  by  Battery  M,  but  were  repulsed 
with  the  loss  of  several  men,  Battery  M's  loss  being  three 
haversacks,  two  canteens  and  one  gun. 

Battery  inspections  only  were  the  deviations  from 
picket  duty  until  the  night  of  February  I3th,  when  some 
picket  firing  was  indulged  in,  bringing  the  regiment  to  the 


132  BERMUDA   HUNDRED. 

breastworks,  where  it  remained  until  after  daylight  of  the 
1 4th. 

Another  sortie  was  made  on  the  picket  line  about  I 
o'clock  on  the  night  of  February  i6th,  1865,  the  enemy 
being  repulsed  with  considerable  loss,  many  of  those  killed 
and  wounded  lay  in  front  of  the  picket  line  next  morning, 
several  of  whom  were  among  the  abatis,  showing  a  deter 
mined  effort  to  break  the  line.  The  attack  was  made  by 
500  picked  men  of  Mahone's  Confederate  troops,  who 
formed  in  the  ravine  between  the  two  lines,  and  were  not 
discovered  by  the  videttes  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Vet 
eran  Heavy  Artillery  until  almost  within  twenty  feet  of 
them,  when  the  alarm  was  given  and  deadly  volleys  poured 
into  it  by  Batteries  D  and  E,  in  front  of  whom  the  attack 
was  made.  The  gunboat  Commodore  Perry,  on  the  Ap- 
pomatox  river  did  good  service  in  firing  shot  and  shell  up 
the  ravine,  many  of  the  enemy  among  whom  was  a  major 
and  a  captain  being  killed  and  wounded  thereby.  Some 
100  prisoners  were  taken,  and  picks  and  shovels  galore  were 
picked  up  the  next  day.  The  intention  of  the  enemy,  evi 
dently,  was  to  capture  the  picket  line  and  Redoubt  Button, 
then  advance  their  line  between  that  and  the  Union  breast 
works,  which  would  enable  them  to  place  a  fort  or  battery 
in  a  position  to  control  the  Dutch  Gap  Canal. 

The  Redoubts  McConihe,  Carpenter  and  Button  about 
this  time  were  garrisoned  alternately  by  the  several  Bat 
teries  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery, 
a  Battery  at  each  redoubt — each  Battery  remaining  there  a 
week  at  a  time. 

Except  picket  firing  by  the  enemy,  caused  by  Confed 
erates  deserting  nearly  every  night,  nothing  of  a  noteworthy 
character  transpired  until  the  28th  of  the  month,  when  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  mustered  for 
two  months'  pay,  and  dress  parade  of  the  Brigade  took  place 
in  the  afternoon,  on  the  plateau  in  rear  of  the  "Crow's  Nest 
Lookout,"  and  special  divine  services  were  held  by  Chaplain 
Hunt,  immediately  after  the  dress  parade  on  the  same 
ground. 

On  the  fifth  of  March,  1865,  a  special  inspection  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  was  made. 


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and  the  result  was  the  men  were  furnished  with  new  cloth 
ing  a  few  days  later. 

During  the  night  of  March  5th,  sixteen  Confederates 
came  into  the  line  occupied  by  Battery  G,  bringing  seventeen 
rifles,  one  being  that  of  the  sergeant  in  charge  of  the  squad, 
who  was  left  asleep  at  the  picket  post  from  which  they  de 
serted. 

A  sergeant  of  the  Tenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery, 
who  was  taken  sick  on  the  picket  line,  was  carried  to  the 
Point  of  Rocks  Hospital  early  in  the  morning  of  March  6th, 
where  he  was  delivered  of  a  "bouncing  broth  of  a  boy," 
as  "Jimmy"  Halin,  of  Battery  D,  termed  it,  and  for  the 


REDOUBT  CARPENTER, 

Bermuda  Front. 

next  three  or  four  days  the  event  created  as  great  a  ques 
tion  among  the  two  regiments  as  to  its  parental  relations 
as  did  Vhow  old  is  Ann?"  among  the  people  in  1903. 

During  these  days  and  nights  of  comparative  idleness 
in  the  regiment,  Chaplain  Hunt  was  ever  on  the  alert  to  get 
"my  boys"  to  gether  in  his  large  service  tent,  and  either  de 
liver  a  sermon  or  give  fatherly  advice  and  comfort  to  his 
congregations,  events  which  the  writer  verily  believes  ever 
remained  in  fond  remembrance  by  those  who  were  privi 
leged  to  enjoy  them. 


134  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

On  the  7th  of  March,  1865,  Colonel  McClure  presented 
his  resignation  to  General  Orel,  which  was  accepted,  and 
the  order  for  his  discharge  was  received  next  day,  wrhen  he 
turned  the  regiment  over  to  command  of  Major  Benjamin 

F.  Winger. 

RESIGNATION  OF  COLONEL  McCLURE. 

"Ho.    QRS.    PROVISIONAL    BRIGADE,    DEFENCES    OF    BERMUDA    HUNDRED, 
ARMY  OF  THE  JAMES,  VA. 

February  28,   1865. 
LIEUT.  COL.  E.  W.  SMITH,  A.  A.  G. 

Department  of  Virginia. 
COLONEL  : — 

I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  for  consideration : 
On  the  4th  of  January,  1862,  I  was  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  as  Captain,  Batt.  "F,"  2d  Pa.  Art.  In  September  last 
a  leave  of  absence  was  granted  me  for  the  purpose  of  arranging  regi 
mental  affairs  (which  had  for  a  long  time  been  in  much  confusion) 
at  Harrisbnrg,  Pa.  Having  performed  that  duty  and  procured  a  Col 
onel's  commission  for  Major  Anderson,  then  commanding  the  regi 
ment,  I  made  arrangements  for  entering  business  in  civil  life  when  my 
term  of  service  should  expire. 

Unfortunately,  Major  Anderson  was  killed  on  Chaffin's  Farm, 
on  the  2Qth  of  September,  leaving  the  regiment,  then  having  an  A.  A. 

G.  officer,  to  be  commanded  by  a  Captain.     All  the  officers  entitled  to 
a   discharge   declared  their   intention   to   leave   the   service   before   the 
loth    of    February,    1865,    making    a    complete    reorganization    of    the 
regiment    necessary.      By    unanimous    request    of    the    officers    present, 
I    accepted   the   position   of   Colonel    for   the   purpose   of    reorganizing 
the    regiment,    and   was    mustered    in    on    the    3Oth    of    October,    1864, 
intending  to  resign  when  I  could  do  so  without  detriment  to  the  ser 
vice.    Since  that  time  26  officers  have  been  discharged,  and  32  mustered 
in,   which,   with   the   recommendations   awaiting   action,   completes   the 
reorganization.      Having   performed   my    duty   to   the    service,    I    now, 
very   respectfully,   tender  my   resignation  and,   hoping  that   it   will   be 
accepted  in  order  that  I  may  be  enabled  to   fulfil   private  obligations 
which  /  am  in  honor  bound  to  respect,  I  am, 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

W.   M.   McCLURE, 

Col.  2d  Pa.  Art." 

RESOLUTION  OF  REGRET  AT  COLONEL  McCLURE'S  RES 
IGNATION. 

HEAD    QRS.    20    PENN.    VETERAN    ARTILLERY, 

Near  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  March  n,  1865. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  officers  of  the  2d  Pa.  Vet.  Art'y,  held  at 
Regimental  Headquarters  on  the  evening  of  the  loth  inst.,  Major  Ben. 
F.  Winger  presiding,  and  First  Lieut.  Albert  P.  Barber,  secretary,  on 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED.  135 

motion  Captains  Wm.  S.  Bailey,  Jos.  L.  Iredell  and  First  Lieut.  Wm. 
S.  Kiss  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  resolutions  expressive  of 
their  feelings  in  parting  with  their  late  Colonel,  William  M.  McClure. 

The  following  resolutions  were  then  presented  and  unanimously 
adopted : 

RESOLVED — That  amid  the  various  changes  that  have  occurred  in 
the  regiment,  there  has  been  none  which  has  occasioned  to  us  so  much 
regret  as  the  return  to  civil  life  of  Colonel  William  M.  McClure, 
by  which  the  regiment  has  lost  one  of  its  brightest  ornaments,  one 
of  its  best  friends,  and  the  service  one  of  its  most  devoted  patriots  and 
veteran  soldiers. 

RESOLVED — That  Colonel  Wm.  M.  McClure  carries  with  him  into 
his  new  sphere  of  life  the  esteem  and  gratitude  of  his  late  Brothers 
in  Arms,  and  that  it  is  their  earnest  wish  that  the  same  success  attend 
him  in  civil  as  in  military  life. 

RESOLVED — That  a  copy  of  these  Resolutions  be  transmitted  to 
Wm.  M.  McClure,  late  Colonel  2d  Penna.  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery. 

B.  F.  WINGER, 

ALBERT  P.  BARBER,  Major  2d  Pa.  Vet.  Art'y. 

First  Lieut.  2nd  Pa.  Vet.  Art'y. 
Secretary. 


On  the  night  of  March  23,  1865,  the  enemy  set  fire 
to  the  woods  between  the  two  opposing  lines  at  Bermuda 
Front,  evidently  to  better  detect  their  men  when  attempting 
to  desert,  a  nightly  occurrence  of  which  was  carried  on  in 
excessive  numbers. 

The  regimental  pay-rolls  were  signed  by  the  officers 
and  the  men  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy 
Artillery  on  the  24th  of  March,  1865,  and  on  the  following 
day  orders  were  issued  to  pack  up  all  surplus  clothing  p  e- 
paratory  to  it  being  sent  to  Norfolk,  indicating  another 
movement  to  be  made  by  the  regiment,  the  advent  of  two 
divisions  of  Sheridan's  Cavalry  the  next  day  tending  to 
confirm  that  belief  by  the  men. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery 
was  "in  all  its  glory''  the  following  day,  March  27th,  when 
the  paymaster  arrived  and  "settled  accounts''  with  the  men. 

The  fact  that  there  \vas  no  place  to  spend  money,  except 
at  the  sutler's  wagon,  where  credit  ad.  lib.  could  be  had  as 
well  as  by  paying  cash,  was  no  bar  to  the  men's  want  of 
money,  for  be  it  remembered  the  great  majority  of  the  men 
had  someone  at  home  dependent,  more  or  less,  upon  them, 
and  these  occasional  payments  of  sixteen  dollars  per  month 
for  services  were  anxiously  looked  forward  to  by  such  com- 


136  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

racks  in  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  as  well, 
also,  by  many  other  regiments. 

The  General  commanding  the  brigade  inspected  the 
regiment  by  Batteries  on  the  28th  of  March,  after  which 
nothing  transpired  demanding  attention,  not  already  speci 
fied,  until  the  afternoon  of  April  1st,  when  all  the  guns 
from  the  Appomatox  to  the  James  river  were  opened  on  the 
enemy,  followed  by  volleys  of  musketry,  and  in  the  "melee" 
several  in  the  regiment  were  wounded,  mostly  those  on  the 
picket  line,  firing  being  kept  up  all  night. 

Throughout  the  night  of  the  3Oth  of  March,  1865,  the 
Army  of  the  James  was  marching  past  the  camp  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery,  toward 
Petersburg,  which  gave  evidence  that  something  new  was 
to  transpire,  and  the  several  Battery  headquarters  were 
watched  by  the  men  in  anticipation  of  being  called  upon  to 
participate;  and  when  it  became  known  that  the  Confed 
erates  in  front  of  the  regiment  under  Gen.  Longstreet,  left 
on  the  3ist,  the  men  of  the  "Second  Heavy"  were  positive 
"we'll  move."  But  not  only  did  they  remain  spread  out 
and  cover  ground  vacated  by  those  who  left,  but  also  were 
required  to  be  more  vigilant  and  do  more  duty. 

On  the  morning  of  April  2nd,  1865,  the  regiment  sup 
ported  an  advance  made  by  two  Battalions  of  the  Tenth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  at  the  right  of  the  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery,  but  soon  fell  back  with 
the  loss  of  about  one  hundred  men  in  killed,  wounded  and 
missing  in  the  two  regiments. 

A  flag  of  truce  was  sent  out  in  the  afternoon,  to  bury 
the  dead,  which  was  accepted,  and  done,  terminating  at 
about  6  p.  m.,  after  which  the  regiment  resumed  its  old 
position  on  picket  line,  lying  on  arms  all  night. 

About  8  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  April  3,  the  Third 
Battalion  of  the  regiment,  in  light  marching  order,  with 
Battery  D  as  skirmishers,  advanced,  with  other  troops,  and 
took  possession  of  the  enemy's  works,  meeting  with  little  re 
sistance,  as  the  enemy  was  about  retreating,  and  whose  bat 
teries  were  occupied  with  "Quaker  guns"  at  the  embrasures. 

The  enemy  was  followed  to  Chester  station,  where  the 
Richmond  and  Petersburg  railroad  was  torn  up  and  a  train 


BERMUDA    HUNDRED.  137 

of  eighteen  cars  loaded  with  tobacco,  and  a  locomotive, 
were  "ditched/'  Continuing  the  pursuit,  picking  up  strag 
glers,  in  squads  of  five,  ten  and  twenty,  the  command  passed 
the  inner  line  of  works,  which  ran  along  some  woods. 

The  command  pushed  on  through  the  woods  containing 
a  dense  growth  of  underbrush  of  small  dry  cedars  and  fir, 
through  which  it  was  impossible  to  see  more  than  ten  to 
fifteen  feet,  and  which  compelled  the  line  to  become  some 
what  broken,  and  most  of  the  men's  clothes  were  almost 
torn  to  rags. 

It  soon  emerged  from  the  woods  into  an  open  field, 
then  wheeled  to  the  left  on  a  double-quick,  charging  and 
capturing  nearly  all  of  Mahone's  wagon-train,  with  many 
prisoners,  on  the  road  to  Petersburg. 

After  gathering  in  the  wagons,  mules,  prisoners,  etc., 
and  sending  them  under  guard,  to  the  rear,  with  a  six-gun 
battery  that  had  become  mixed  up  in  the  stampede,  a  halt 
was  called. 

Batteries  B  and  part  of  K  during  the  night  were  placed 
on  the  picket  line,  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Gramlich, 
with  a  New  York  officer  as  "Division  Officer  of  the  Day/' 
The  main  post  was  located  on  a  cross-road — Petersburg 
and  Danville  R.  R.  A  number  of  prisoners  were  captured 
here,  and  the  next  morning,  with  consent  of  the  Division 
Officer  of  the  Day,  Lieut.  Gramlich  took  one  man  from 
each  post,  as  a  reconnoitering  party,  and  advanced  some  dis 
tance  beyond  the  lines,  capturing  more  prisoners,  confiscat 
ing  a  mule,  harness  and  carriage,  which  were  returned  to 
the  owner  on  taking  the  oath  of  allegiance. 

Detachments  of  Batteries  K  and  M  were  sent  on 
twenty  miles  further,  to  some  coal  pits,  on  the  Richmond  & 
Danville  Railroad,  reaching  there  about  midnight,  where 
they  captured  some  prisoners  and  locomotives,  returning  to 
Chester  on  the  locomotives  (run  by  men  of  the  detach 
ments)  with  the  prisoners  taken,  about  5  o'clock  a.  m., 
April  4th,  from  whence  they  marched  to  Point  of  Rocks 
taking  boat  to  City  Point,  leaving  the  prisoners,  and  about 
4  p.  m.  started  to  march  for  Petersburg,  where  they  re 
joined  the  regiment  about  11  o'clock  p.  m. 


138  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

Shortly  after  Batteries  K  and  M  left  for  the  coal  pits, 
the  Battalion  returned  to  Chester  Station,  thence  to  Ber 
muda  Front,  where  it  remained  over  night,  and  the  next 
morning,  the  whole  regiment  was  ordered  to  Petersburg, 
the  march  to  which  point  was  marked  by  considerable  lag 
ging,  the  men  being  burdened  with  knapsacks,  five  days' 
rations,  etc.,  the  step  being  quick,  the  weather  rather  warm 
and  the  roads  muddy. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  at 
this  time  was  in  General  Ferrero's  Provisional  Division,  and 
with  which  it  marched  to  Petersburg,  there  relieving  the 
First  Division  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  the  regiment  going  into 
camp  about  a  mile  to  the  south  of  the  city,  in  an  apple  or 
chard,  where  arms  were  stacked  and  tents  pitched  after 
guards  were  stationed  round  about. 

Batteries  M,  B  and  H  were  detailed  for  duty  in  Pet 
ersburg  on  the  morning  of  April  7th. 


139 


CHAPTER  IX. 

RETURN   TO   PETERSBURG. 

On  the  Qth  of  April,  1865,  with  the  whole  army  and 
navy,  and  the  patriots  of  the  country  everywhere  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  was  made  to  rejoice 
that  the  war  was  ended  by  the  surrender  of  General  Robert 
E.  Lee  to  General  Ulysses  S.  Grant. 

The  loth  of  April,  1865,  was  a  dreary  day,  so  far  as 
the  weather  was  concerned,  rain  descending  in  torrents  at 
times,  but  the  ardor  of  the  Army  in  general,  and  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  in  particular,  was 
above  par  in  rejoicing  over  the  termination  of  the  war,  in 
consequence  of  which  the  men  anticipated  an  immediate  re 
turn  to  their  homes  and  families. 

Such,  however,  was  not  the  fortune  of  the  regiment,  so 
far  as  an  immediate  return  home  was  concerned,  for  it  was 
ordered  to  duty  in  the  Freedmen's  Bureau,  and  was  about 
the  last  volunteer  regiment  in  the  service  to  be  dispensed 
with. 

The  monotony  of  camp  life  by  those  at  regimental 
headquarters  was  broken  on  April  i2th,  when  dress  parade 
was  held  towards  sundown,  and  balls  were  held  by  the  Bat 
teries  in  the  night,  music  for  which  wras  furnished  by  those 
belonging  to  the  several  Batteries,  who  possessed  a  fiddle, 
harmonicon,  accordeon,  or  banjo,  one  or  the  other  of  which 
instruments  could  be  found  in  every  Battery  in  the  regi 
ment. 

Confederate  troops,  homeward  bound,  passing  through 
Petersburg,  and  sight-seeing,  in  the  city  and  along  the 
lines  of  the  city's  defences,  encompassed  the  attention  of 


140  PETERSBURG. 

those  of  the  regiments  not  on  duty  for  the  first  two  or  three 
days  after  the  surrender,  when  on  April  1-j.th,  nearly  every 
available  man  of  the  command  was  put  on  duty,  picketing 
and  guarding  all  roads,  some  over  five  miles  from  the  city, 
to  intercept  and  capture,  if  possible,  J.  \Yilkes  Booth,  the 
assassin  of  President  Lincoln,  a  full  description  of  whom 
was  given  every  soldier,  and  who  was  reported  to  be  on 
his  way  to  the  lower  Southern  States. 

The  arrests  of  persons  were  very  numerous,  and  in 
cluded  women  as  well  as  men,  some  of  the  men  who  made 
such  arrests  saying  the  arrest  was  made  by  them  "because 
she  looked  like  a  man." 

Chaplain  Hunt  held  services  at  camp  of  the  Second 
Battalion  on  the  evening  of  April  i6th,  to  which  a  large 
attendance  from  other  Batteries  and  troops  of  other  regi 
ments  were  present,  the  Chaplain  dwelling  on  the  crime 
of  Booth. 

He  held  "special  services"  on  the  evening  of  the  iQth 
of  April,  to  which  "all  soldiers"  were  invited,  and  to  whom 
he  addressed  a  strong  temperance  lecture,  which  was  well 
received  and,  evidenced  by  the  subsequent  conduct  of  the 
men,  had  a  salutary  effect.  He  also  delivered  a  sermon 
to  the  men  at  camp  of  the  First  Battalion  at  noon  that 
day,  which  was  preceded  by  Colonel  Strawbridge  inspect 
ing  the  command. 

The  following  assignments  were  made  by  Colonel 
Strawbridge.  each  officer  being  accompanied  by  one  or 
more  Batteries  of  the  regiment,  to  patrol  and  do  guard 
duty  in  the  counties  mentioned : 

Surry  Court  House — Lieut.  Col.  Wringer. 
Brunswick  Court  House— Major  Bailey. 
Sussex  Court  House — Major  Schooley. 
Greenville  Court  House — Capt.  Mercer. 
Prince  George  Court  House — Capt.  Norris. 
Dimviddie  Court  House — Capt.  Wilson. 

The  several  Batteries  of  the  2d  Pennsylvania  Veteran 
Heavy  Artillery  were  moved  from  place  to  place,  as  occa 
sion  required,  during  the  summer  of  1865,  to  look  after 
the  freedmen  and  feed  them,  headquarters  for  such  pur 
poses  being  established  at  Dinwiddie,  Brunswick,  Sussex, 


PETERSBURG.  141 

Llewellyn.  Prince  George,  Nottoway  and  other  courthouses, 
all  being  under  the  command  of  General  McKibben,  the 
district  being  termed  "District  of  the  Blackwater,"  with 
headquarters  in  Petersburg,  where  Batteries  M,  H  and  B 
were  located  and  doing  patrol  and  guard  duty. 

On  the  2Oth  of  July,  Battery  A,  which  had  been  on 
duty  at  Fort  Fisher  since  its  capture  in  January,  returned 
to  the  regiment. 

On  August  1 7th,  headquarters  of  the  regiment  was 
moved  to  Poplar  Grove,  near  headquarters  of  General 
Lee  during  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  Battery  G  being  de 
tailed  for  guard  duty  at  the  camp. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  mus 
tered  for  two  months'  pay  on  the  3Oth  and  3ist  of  August, 
1865,  two  days  being  necessary  as  the  command  was  so 
widely  scattered,  some  over  65  miles  away. 

On  the  nth  of  September,  Batteries  D,  H,  I  and  L, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Colonel  \Yinger,  with  Lieut. 
\Y.  L.  Laughlin  acting  Assistant  Adjutant,  were  sent  to 
Burkesville,  where  they  relieved  the  24th  L'.  S.  C.  T. 
Headquarters  were  established  in  Burk's  mansion,  the 
"Sub-District  of  the  Roanoke"  being  the  title  of  the  dis 
trict. 

Battery  G  was  guard  of  honor  on  September  i/th  at 
the  funeral  of  a  Major  belonging  to  the  iO3d  Xew  York 
Infantry. 

The  following  order  was  the  first  genuine  indication 
of  an  early  discharge  from  service  received  by  the  regi 
ment  : 

HEADQUARTERS,  DISTRICT  OF  THE  XOTTOWAY. 

Petersburg,  Va.,  November  2,  1865. 
GENERAL  ORDERS  No.  34. 

I.  All  Officers  and  men  belonging  to  Companies  A,  B,  D  and  I, 
2d  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  and  not  on  detached  duty  by  orders 
from    these    Headquarters    or    higher    authority,    will    immediately    be 
relieved  and  rejoin  their  companies  at  Burksville,  Va. 

II.  The   Officers   of  the   Freedmen's   Bureau   will,   without   delay, 
assume  the   duties  of   Provost   Marshals   for  their  respective  counties. 
They  will  report  to  their  Sub-District  Commander  in  matters  apper 
taining    to    the    Provost    Marshal's    department,    and    to    Capt.    Stuart 
Barnes,  Assistant  Superintendent,  2d  District,  in  those  appertaining  to 
the  Freedmen's  Bureau. 


142  PETERSBURG. 

III.     All  Officers  relieved  by  this  order  will,  without  delay,  rejoin 
their   respective  companies. 

By  Command  of  Major-General  John  Gibbon, 

W.  H.  MALE, 

Bri't.  Maj.  &  A.  D.  C.,  Act.  A.  A.  General 
OFFICIAL  : 

J.  A.  BUCK. 

Lt.  &  A.  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

On  December  19,  1865,  the  citizens  of  Petersburg  held 
a  tournament,  the  handbills  for  which  stated,  "No  Yankees 
will  be  permitted  to  attend."  General  Gibbon  issued  an 
order  that  "No  Federal  soldier  or  officer  shall  assist  in 
making  the  tournament  a  success,  by  loaning  or  contribut 
ing  horses,  equipment,  etc.,  or  dignify  the  occasion  by 
being  present/'  in  consequence  of  which  the  "tournament" 
was  a  "fizzle." 

Captain  Dunkelherg,  of  Battery  C,  was  placed  under 
arrest  by  Major  Schooley  on  December  2ist  for  permit 
ting  his  men  to  remove  some  shanties  vacated  by  Battery 
H,  but  nothing  further  was  done  in  the  matter,  as  Colonel 
Strawbridge  deemed  it  "inadvisable  to  create  ill  feeling  on 
the  eve  of  being  mustered  out  of  service." 


43 


CHAPTER  X. 

CITY    POINT — MUSTERED   OUT. 

On  December  22,  1865,  headquarters  of  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery  was  moved  to  City 
Point  and  the  several  Batteries  were  also  ordered  to  report 
there  as  soon  as  relieved  at  their  respective  stations. 

The  Batteries  at  Bnrksville  and  Petersburg  were  be 
ing  paid  off  on  the  3ist  of  December,  while  those  at  City 
Point  were  being  mustered  for  pay,  the  latter  being  paid  on 
January  8,  1866,  and  in  less  than  twenty-four  hours  there 
after  five  two-story  buildings  used  as  barracks  by  the 
Batteries  at  City  Point  were  burned  down,  many  of  the 
men  losing  everything  except  what  was  in  their  pockets 
and  on  their  backs ;  weather  bad,  men  suffering  from  cold. 

On  the  3d  of  January,  1866,  orders  to  muster  the  regi 
ment  out  of  the  United  States  service  were  received  at  regi 
mental  headquarters,  which,  being  promulgated  to  the  regi 
ment,  created  inexpressible  joy  therein,  the  men  shouting 
and  shaking  hands  in  a  genuine  happy  manner. 

The  order  for  rendezvousing  at  City  Point  was  received 
with  great  joy,  and  reads  as  follows : 

HEADQUARTERS,  DISTRICT  OF  THE  NOTTOWAY, 

Petersburg,  Va.,  January  12,  1866. 
GENERAL  ORDERS  No.  3. 

The  2d  Penna.  Vet.  Vols.  Art'y  is  relieved  from  duty  in  this 
District,  and  will  at  once  repair  to  City  Point  preparatory  to  being 
mustered  out. 

The  garrison  of  the  City  will  be  relieved  by  the  companies  of  the 
I2th  Infantry.  The  Commanding  Officer  of  which  will  designate  an 
Officer  to  act  as  A.  Q.  M.,  and  receipt  to  Lieut.  J.  W.  Dykens,  2d 
Penna.  Vet.  Vol.  Art'y,  for  the  public  property. 


144  CITY    POINT. 

The  records  of  the  Sub-Districts  will  be  turned  into  the  Assistant 
Adjutant  General  at  these  Headquarters,  by  the  respective  Command 
ing  Officers. 

Bv  Command  of  Major-General  John  Gibbon, 

W.  H.  MALE, 

Bri't.  Mai.  &  A.  D.  C.,  Act.  A.  A.  General. 
OFFICIAL  : 

S.  D.  STRAWBRTDGE, 

Col.  2d  Pa.  Vet.  Heavy  Artillery. 

The  Batteries  (A,  B,  D,  H  and  I)  that  had  been  doing 
duty  in  the  "Sub-District  of  the  Roanoke,"  with  head 
quarters  at  Burksville,  arrived  at  City  Point  January  12, 
1866,  and  the  following  day  the  balance  of  the  regiment 
arrived  from  Petersburg. 

Details  of  officers  and  men  from  each  Battery  were 
made,  on  the  I4th  of  the  month,  to  prepare  muster-out  rolls. 

They  worked  day  and  night  until  the  28th  of  January, 
1866,  when  the  rolls  were  completed  and  ready  for  the 
mustering  officers,  the  roll  containing  names,  records,  etc., 
of  over  five  thousand  men,  making  it  nearly,  if  not  quite, 
the  largest  roll  of  officers  and  men  in  any  volunteer  regi 
ment  of  the  Civil,  or  any  other  war,  in  which  the  United 
States  were  engaged. 

The  regiment  went  on  dress  parade  at  3  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon  of  Sunday,  January  28,  1866,  it  being  the  last 
of  those  ceremonies  in  which  the  regiment  indulged,  Lieu 
tenant  Colonel  Benjamin  F.  \Yinger  being  in  command,  and 
nearly  every  officer  and  man  of  the  regiment  then  at  City 
Point  took  part  in  making  it  a  success. 

Captain  J.  Remington,  of  the  Regular  Army,  per 
formed  the  ceremony  of  mustering  the  regiment  out  of  the 
United  States  service  on  January  29,  1866,  and  the  next 
morning  the  regiment  embarked  on  the  steamboats  "S.  O. 
Pierce"  and  "Lady  Lang,"  arriving  at  Fortress  Monroe 
about  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  where  the  "Adelaide"  was  taken 
for  Baltimore  at  6  o'clock  P.  M.,  arriving  there  about 
daylight  of  January  3ist,  then  cars  on  the  Philadelphia, 
Wilmington  and  Baltimore  Railroad  were  taken  for  Phila 
delphia,  the  regiment  arriving  at  the  latter  place  just  be 
fore  sundown. 

After  forming  in  line  on  Prime  Street  the  regiment 
marched  up  Broad  Street  to  Ridge  Avenue,  thence  to  Camp 


MUSTERED   OUT.  145 

Cadwallader,  going  into  camp  there  about  7  o'clock  P.  M., 
January  31,  1866,  where  it  remained  until  the  men  were 
paid  off  and  received  their  final  discharge  papers,  on  Feb 
ruary  6,  1866. 

At  Fortress  Monroe  Colonel  Strawbridge  received 
orders  from  General  Terry  to  report  to  him  at  Richmond, 
Va.,  when  after  bidding  the  officers  and  men  good-bye, 
he  turned  the  command  of  the  regiment  over  to  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Winger,  who  accompanied  it  to  Philadelphia. 

Adjutant  Jerome  Buck,  mounted  on  Chaplain  Hunt's 
horse  and  accompanied  by  Color  Sergeant  H.  F.  Rutledge 
and  a  corporal,  carried  the  flags  of  the  regiment  (or  rather 
the  staffs  and  what  little  of  the  flags  were  left)  to  Girard 
Street,  above  Eleventh,  Philadelphia,  on  the  5th  of  Febru 
ary,  1866,  and  turned  them  over  to  the  proper  State  officer 
for  preservation,  taking  his  receipt  therefor  and  turning  it 
over  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  B.  F.  Winger.  The  colors  are 
now  at  the  Capitol  at  Harrisburg,  preserved  with  many 
others,  and  can  be  seen  at  any  time. 

During  the  services  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Vet 
eran  Heavy  Artillery,  many  of  its  officers  and  men  were 
on  detached  duty  at  the  headquarters  of  many  other  com 
mands,  and  they  all  filled  their  positions  with  credit  to 
themselves  and  the  regiment.  Among  them  were  Lieut. 
Col.  Oberteuffer;  Lew.  C.  Fosnot,  of  Battery  G;  Samuel 
S.  Wint,  of  Battery  M;  Wm.  H.  Buck,  of  Battery  L;  Sam 
uel  E.  Haines,  of  Battery  C,  and  Robert  Burns,  of  Bat 
tery  D. 

The  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery 
was  the  largest  regiment  in  the  Union  Army  during  the 
War  for  the  Union,  and  during  its  active  service  in  the 
field,  from  May  27th,  1864,  to  April  o,th,  1865,  its  record 
will  compare  favorably  with  any  similar  organisation  for 
bravery,  military  bearing  and  discipline  that  was  engaged 
during  the  War  of  1861-5. 

There  were  5,104  assigned  and  211  unassigned  men  in 
the  regiment. 

Total,  5,315. 

The  largest  Battery  was  G — 493  men;  the  smallest 
Battery  was  C — 343  men. 


146  MUSTERED  OUT. 

Mathew  Loeven,  Battery  C,  son  of  Captain  Joseph 
Loeven,  was  but  a  little  over  1 1  years  old,  and  was  bugler. 
Enlisted  July  ist,  1862.  Discharged  November,  1862. 

Edward  Eckard,  73  years,  enlisted  August  26th,  1862. 
Discharged  November,  1862,  on  account  of  age. 

The  total  number  of  deaths  occuring  in  the  regiment 
during  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery's 
service  of  over  four  years  was  748.  The  last  death  in  the 
regiment  was  that  of  Artificer  John  Kelley,  of  Battery  D, 
which  occurred  at  Fortress  Monroe  while  the  regiment  was 
on  its  way  home.  He  was  buried,  with  miltary  honors,  in 
Mount  Moriah  Cemetery,  Philadelphia,  February  3rd,  1866. 


HISTORY 


OF  THE 


Provisional  Second  Penn'a 
Heavy  Artillery, 


BY 


GEOIFIGKE 

Secretary  of  the  Survivors'  Association  of  the  Regiment. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 
1904. 


CAPT.  JOHN   NORRIS, 

Captured  July  30,  1864. 


PREFACE. 


The  history  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artil 
lery,  a  regiment  of  men,  numbering  at  the  time  of  its  organization  over 
1,400,  officered  by  men  promoted  and  commissioned  from  the  non-com 
missioned  as  well  as  commissioned  officers  of  the  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  (ii2th  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers)  was 
composed  of  as  fine  a  body  of  young  men  as  graced  the  rolls  of  any 
regiment  during  the  Civil  War,  and  the  following  pages  will  prove 
their  appearance  was  none  the  more  attractive  than  tlieir  patriotism, 
valor  and  effective  services  proved  they  were  second  to  none.  Though 
less  than  five  months  in  existence,  the  regiment's  loss  during  its  ser 
vice  shows  it  to  have  marched,  fasted,  and  thirsted,  as  well  as  fought, 
equal  to  any  other  regiment,  during  its  existence,  while,  at  the  same 
time,  it  is  questionable  whether  any  other  regiment  during  the  Civil 
War  received  less  favors  or  attention,  bordering,  at  times,  on  utter 
neglect,  from  "the  powrers  that  be." 

The  regiment  was  hastily  organized  and  sent  to  the  front  without 
surgeons,  chaplain,  or  medical  supplies,  and  a  very  incomplete  number 
of  Company  officers,  attributable  to  a  controversy  between  Governor 
Curtin,  of  Pennsylvania,  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War,  and 
Colonel  A.  A.  Gibson,  as  to  whom  was  endowed  with  the  right  to 
appoint  such  officers. 

Nevertheless,  notwithstanding  the  incompleteness  of  a  proper 
organization,  it  is  also  questionable  whether  any  other  regiment  did 
more  marching,  fighting,  and  effective  service  in  other  capacities,  or 
endured  more  privations,  than  did  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  during  the  less  than  five  months  of  its  existence, 
while  the  losses  sustained  in  battle  and  siege  duties  attest  its  valor 
and  patriotism  in  a  high  degree,  entitling  every  man  who  belonged 
thereto  to  the  highest  enconiums  of  praise  and  the  undying  respect 
of  those  who  now  enjoy  the  benefit  of  their  achievements. 

THE  AUTHOR. 


REVISION. 


Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  regimental  papers  of  the  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  were  lost  in  the  great  battle  at 
Petersburg,  Va.,  on  June  17,  1864,  and  the  inability  of  the  writer  to  pro 
cure  data  from  the  War  Department,  the  following  History  is  framed, 
principally,  from  diaries  of  deceased  members  of  the  regiment  and  data 
furnished  by  survivors.  There  is  no  doubt  of  its  accuracy,  as  testified  to 
by  the  following  living  survivors  of  the  regiment,  who  have  read,  revised 
and  pronounced  it  to  be  historically  corre<Sl : 

Lieutenant  SAMUEL  W.  CLARK,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
WILLIAM  DAVIS,  Scranton,  Pa. 
JOHN  F.  HARVEY,   Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Q.  M.  Serg't  WM.  H.  BERGER,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Serg't  CHAUNCEY  L.  KNAPP,  Leavenworth,  Kan. 
Corporal  ISAAC  B.  SMITH,  Urbana,  Illinois. 
Comrade  CLARENCE  WILSON,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
JOHN  P.  DAVIS,  Barre  Forge,  Pa. 

GEO.  W.  WARD,  Author. 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  2oth, 


HISTORY 

OF   THE 

PROVISIONAL  SESOND  PENNSYLVANIA 
HEAVY  ARTILLERY, 


CHAPTER  I. 

ORGANIZATION. 

In  the  fall  and  winter  of  1863-4,  recruits  in  very  great 
numbers  were  added  to  the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery  (ii2th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers),  then 
doing  garrison,  guard  and  picket  duty  in  and  around  the 
forts  in  the  "Defences  of  Washington" ;  and  as  the  regi 
ment  was  recruited  far  beyond  the  quota  allowed  by  the 
army  regulations,  it  was  decided  to  form  another  regiment 
from  the  surplus,  in  consummation  of  which  the  War  De 
partment,  on  the  1 8th  day  of  April,  1864,  sanctioned  the 
project,  and  on  the  2Oth  day  of  the  same  month  issued 
"Special  Orders  No.  153,"  which  set  forth  the  composi 
tion  of  the  new  regiment,  designating  it  the  "Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery." 

The  then  Governor  of  Pennsylvania,  Hon.  Andrew  G. 
Curtin,  proposed  denominating  the  new  organization  the 
"i89th  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry,"  or 


156  ORGANIZATION. 

"Fourth  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,"  and  issued  com 
missions  for  officers  of  the  regiment  under  the  latter  title 
to  officers  whom  he  wished  to  command  the  regiment;  but 
Colonel  Gibson,  then  in  command  of  the  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery,  considered  he  should  be  heard  in 
the  selection  of  the  new  regiment's  officers,  and,  backed  by 
Edwin  M.  Stanton,  the  then  Secretary  of  War,  another  lot 
of  officers  was  selected  and  placed  in  command  of  the  regi 
ment. 

None  of  the  officers  commissioned  for  the  "iSQth"  or 
"4th  Artillery"  were  mustered,  and  but  three  or  four  of  the 
other  set  of  officers  were  mustered  in  as  such  during  the 
existence  of  the  regiment. 

.  The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
was  organized  and  went  into  a  "Camp  of  Instruction"  near 
Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Virginia,  on  the  23d  day  of  April,  1864, 
with  the  following  officers : 

Colonel — THOMAS  WILHELM. 
Lieutenant   Colonel— B.   GRIFFIN   BARNEY. 
Major — MATTHEW   H.   MARSLAND. 
Adjutant — WILLIAM    B.    PHILLIPS. 
Quartermaster — WARWICK    H.    Ross. 
Quartermaster  Sergeant — WILLIAM  H.  BERGER. 
Assistant  Hospital  Steward — TRACY  O.  HOLLIS. 
Company  A — Captain,  JOHN  B.  KREPPS. 

First  Lieutenant — JAMES   F.   ANDERSON. 

Second  Lieutenant — JOHN  F.  HARVEY. 

First  Sergeant — DAVID  WOLF. 
Company  B — Captain — JOHN    NORRIS. 

First  Lieutenant — JOHN   KELLOW. 

Second  Lieutenant — JOHN  KEILEY. 

First  Sergeant — THEODORE  DEIDERICH. 
Company  C — Captain — SAMUEL   H.   DAVIS. 

First  Lieutenant — THOMAS  C.  SHARP. 

Second  Lieutenant — SAMUEL  W.  CLARK. 

First  Sergeant — MATTHEW  J.  O'LEARY. 
Company  D — Captain — JOHN   EXTON. 

First  Lieutenant — HENRY  RUHL. 

Second  Lieutenant — JAS.  B.  FRICK. 

First  Sergeant — CHAUNCEY  L.  KNAPP. 
Company  E — Captain — JESPER   H.    HOLMAN. 

First  Lieutenant — WM.  H.  DYMOND. 

Second  Lieutenant — W.   H.  DECouRSEY. 
Company  F — Captain — GEO.  W.  WEBB. 

First  Lieutenant — BENJAMIN  F.  EMIGH. 

Second   Lieutenant — D.   M.   NISWANDER. 


ORGANIZATION. 

Company   G — Captain — CHRISTIAN    SEYBOLD. 

First  Lieutenant — WILLIAM  DAVIS. 
Second  Lieutenant — ALFRED  J.  MARSLAND. 


GROUP  OF   OFFICERS. 


Company  H— Captain— JAMES  W.   HAIG. 

First  Lieutenant — DAVID  L.   DUBBS. 
Second  Lieutenant — JAMES  W.   BEI.LER. 


158  ORGANIZATION. 

Company    I— Captain— REESE  J.  MILLARD. 

First  Lieutenant — CHARLES  MOVVRER. 

Second  Lieutenant— STEPHEN   S.   BEGEL. 

First  Sergeant— C.  N.  HOUSEKNECHT. 
Company  K — Captain — BENJAMIN   F.   SMILEY. 

First    Lieutenant — HENRY    RIEHL. 

Second  Lieutenant — MATHIAS  BiTNER. 

First  Sergeant — ABRAHAM   P.  PRICE. 

The  regiment  remained  at  "Camp  of  Instructions," 
drilling  about  eight  hours  each  day,  and  doing  picket  duty 
on  Bailey's  cross-roads,  where  Moseby's  men  would  occa 
sionally  fire  upon  the  pickets,  until  April  26th,  when 
orders  were  received  to  report  at  Alexandria,  Va.  Tents 
were  struck  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  rations  were  issued  and 
the  march  was  commenced  at  8  o'clock,  the  regiment  reach 
ing  Alexandria  about  noon,  without  any  incident  occurring 
en  route,  and  went  into  camp  just  outside  the  city,  having 
no  surgeons,  medical  stores,  ambulance  or  chaplain.  In 
many  instances  the  men  were  not  acquainted  with  the  offi 
cers  appointed  to  lead  them,  and  four  companies  were  in 
command  of  First  Sergeants,  which  caused  some  friction 
and  a  want  of  confidence  alike  with  both.  Happily  this 
condition  was  of  short  duration,  as  they  left  soon  there 
after  for  the  front. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  last  order  issued  by 
Colonel  Gibson  pertaining  to  the  new  regiment : 

"HD.  QRS.  IST  Div.  DERUSSY'S 

FORT  ETHAN  ALLEN,  April  2g,  1864. 
SPECIAL  ORDERS 
No.  25. 

(Hxtract.) 

III.    The   following  named  officer  of  the   Provisional   2d   Penn'a 
Art'y  is  relieved  from  duty  in  this  command  and  authorized  to  proceed 
at  once  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  from  whence  he  will  join  his  regiment 
.it  Alexandria,  Va.,  on  the  morning  of  the  soth  inst. 
Corp.  John  F.  Harvey,  Bat.  "C,"  2d  Art'y  P.  V. 

By  Com'd  of  Col.  A.  A.  GIBSON,  U.  S.  A. 

FLOR.  W.  GRUGAN, 

Lt.  A.  A.  A.  Gen. 
To  Lieut.  JOHN  F.  HARVEY, 

Prov.  2d  Penn.  Art'y." 


159 


CHAPTER  II. 

ALEXANDRIA. 

At  Alexandria,  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  was  assigned  to  General  Stevenson's  Di 
vision  of  the  Ninth  Army  Corps,  General  Ambrose  E.  Burn- 
side  commanding. 

The  first  duty  performed  by  the  regiment  was  guard 
ing  trains  on  the  railroad  to  Brandy  station,  then  greatly 
menaced  by  "guerillas"  and  "bushwhackers,"  requiring  a 
daily  detail  of  about  85  men  from  each  company  of  the 
regiment. 

Three  men  of  the  regiment  were  killed  the  first  day 
by  guerillas,  who  shot  them  from  ambush.  The  names  of 
the  men  and  the  companies  to  which  they  were  attached 
were  lost  with  the  regimental  records  on  the  I7th  of  June, 
1864. 

On  May  ist,  a  band  of  16  musicians  was  organized 
from  the  enlisted  men,  and  the  cost  of  instruments  was 
paid  for  by  the  commissioned  officers  of  the  new  regiment, 
each  contributing  thirty-one  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents 
therefor. 

On  the  3d  of  May  the  regiment  was  relieved  from 
guarding  the  railroad,  soon  after  which  orders  were  received 
to  be  prepared  to  march  at  a  moment's  notice. 

At  four  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  May  4th,  tents  were 
struck  and  the  regiment  marched  to  the  "Soldiers'  Rest" 
in  Alexandria,  where  refreshments  were  had ;  thence,  by 
rail,  the  regiment  went  to  Brandy  Station,  reaching  that 
place  at  two  o'clock  P.  M.,  where  it  disembarked  and 
marched  about  seven  miles,  in  a  hot  sun,  going  into  camp 
for  the  night  about  five  o'clock  P.  M. 


l6o  ALKXANDRIA. 

Here  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  was  assigned  to  Colonel  Marshall's  Provisional  Bri 
gade  of  General  Stevenson's  Division,  gth  Army  Corps,  and 
was  furnished  with  tents,  clothing,  etc.,  the  following  cor 
respondence  between  the  several  officers  interested  indicat 
ing  the  assignment : 

May    4,    1864. 
General    STEVENSON, 

Brandy: 

Colonel  Wilhelm,  Second  Pennsylvania,  will  report  to  you  for  assignment 
in  the  Second  brigade. 

LEWIS    RICHMOND, 
Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

BEALETON,  May  4,   1864. 
Brigadier-General    STEVENSON, 

Brandy    Station:' 
Concentrate    your    command    and    await    further    orders    from    me. 

A.   E.   BURNSIDE, 

M  ajt>r-General. 

RAPPAHANNOCK    STATION,    May   4,    1864. 
Brigadier-General    STEVENSON, 

Brandy: 

Start  your  command  at  once  for  Germanna  Ford,  leaving  the  Reserve 
Artillery  with  the  heavy  Artillery  and  Twenty-fourth  New  York  to  guard  it. 

A.   E.   BURNSIDE, 

Major-  General. 

May  4,    1864. 
Colonel    WILHELM, 

Second  Pennsylvania,    Brandy: 
You   will   report  to   General    Stevenson   at   Brandy. 

LEWIS    RICHMOND, 
Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

RAPPAHANNOCK,    May    4,    1864. 
Colonel    MARSHALL, 

Commanding    Provisional    Brigade: 

Hold  yourself  in  readiness  to  march  to-morrow  morning  at  5  o'clock  with 
your  entire  command.  Is  the  Second  Pennsylvania  with  you  now,  or  was  it  put 
off  at  Brandy  Station?  Has  it  any  transportation?  If  not,  you  must  transport 
the  officers'  baggage,  and  stores  will  be  provided  for  them.  Please  answer  by 
the  bearer  of  this.  Very  truly,  yours, 

A.  E.  BURNSIDE, 

Major-General, 

Two   MILES  BEYOND  RAPPAHANNOCK    STATION, 

May    4,    1864 — 2.45    p.    m. 
ASSISTANT   ADJUTANT-GENKRAL,   NINTH   ARMY   CORPS: 

Sir:  The  Second  Pennsylvania  Artillery  was  put  off  at  Brandy  and  brought 
back  with  me  to  this  point.  They  have  four  wagons,  and  can  transport  only 
officers'  baggage.  My  brigade  commissary  has  just  returned  from  Brandy,  and 
cannot  obtain  rations  for  my  command.  The  Fourteenth  New  York  Artillery 
is  now  entirely  out  of  rations,  nothing  for  their  breakfast.  The  Twenty-fourth 
New  York  Cavalry  (dismounted)  will  be  on  to-morrow  night,  and  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Artillery  the  next  night. 

Respectfully, 

E.    G.    MARSHALL, 

Colonel  Fourteenth   New    York   Artillery, 
Comdg.    Provisional   Brigade,    Ninth    Army    Corps. 

About  four  o'clock  the  next  morning.  May  5th,  the 
bugles  sounded  "Fall  in !"  and,  after  breakfast,  fires  were 


ALEXANDRIA. 


161 


discovered  in  the  camps  of  nearly  all  regiments  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  Provisional,  which  was  explained  soon  there 
after  when  orders  were  given  to  destroy  all  surplus  cloth 
ing-,  blankets,  etc.,  to  make  room  in  the  knapsacks  for  extra 
rations  and  ammunition. 

To  do  this  in  less  than  forty-eight  hours  after  receiv 
ing  the  clothing  was  a  surprise  to  the  men,  but  the  burning 


TRACY  O.   HOLLIS, 

Hospital  Steward. 


of  the  contents  of  the  knapsack,  to  make  room  for  hard 
tack,  was  the  hardest  of  all,  as  they  contained  the  precious 
mementos  from  home  and  loved  ones.  But  the  men,  as 
a  rule,  complied  most  cheerfully,  and  before  the  five  clays 
had  passed  all  were  convinced  that  rations  come  first  on 
the  list  of  a  soldier's  wants. 


162 


CHAPTER  II. 
Ox  THE  MARCH. 

After  being  served  with  forty  extra  cartridges  and  five 
days'  rations,  three  in  haversacks  and  two  in  knapsacks, 
the  regiment  started  on  the  march  to  Richmond,  reaching 
Mine  Run,  in  the  Wilderness,  about  eight  o'clock  A.  M., 
where  an  engagement  was  going  on  between  the  Xinth 
Corps  and  the  enemy.  The  "  Provisional"  was  formed  in 
line,  unslung  knapsacks,  and  after  piling  them  up,  marched 
a  short  distance  to  the  right,  then  the  command :  "By  the 
left  flank,  march !''  brought  the  regiment  into  line  of  battle, 
when  immediately  "trail  arms,  double-quick"  rang  out, 
and  the  regiment  advanced  thus  about  a  mile  through  a 
field  and  small  clump  of  woods,  on  emerging  from  which 
the  enemy,  without  any  degree  of  resistance,  retreated,  and 
the  Provisional  returned  to  where  the  knapsacks  were  left. 

The  fighting  continued  on  the  right  of  the  regiment, 
necessitating  its  remaining  in  line  until  about  six  o'clock 
P.  M.,  when  it  was  again  called  into  action  a  short  distance 
to  the  right,  lasting  about  one  hour,  the  enemy  giving  way 
after  slight  resistance. 

In  this  movement  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  covered  the  Germania  bridge  and  the  Or 
ange  Turnpike,  which  led  from  the  enemy's  left. 

Again  returning  to  where  the  knapsacks  were  piled 
up,  the  men,  very  tired  and  almost  exhausted,  were  per 
mitted  to  rest  about  one  hour,  when  knapsacks  were  again 
slung  and  the  march  resumed,  continuing  throughout  the 
night.  The  weather  was  very  warm  and  very  few  of  the 
men  had  any  rations ;  many  men,  uninitiated  in  the  neces- 


OX    THE    MARCH.  163 

sity  of  husbanding  their  resources,  particularly  their  rations, 
thoughtlessly  threw  away  their  "surplus"  to  ease  their  bur 
dens  on  the  march. 

The  following-,  written  some  years  after  the  battle,  by 
one  of  the  participants,  is  a  graphic  description  of  the 
Wilderness : 

"The  Wilderness  is  there  to-day  as  it  was  in  1864 — though  even 
more  sombre  and  gruesome — that  strangest  of  all  battlefields  of  the 
War  for  the  Union. 

When.  Hooker  swung  his  army  around  towards  Chancellorsville, 
he  was  in  the  edge  of  that  dark,  dense,  and  silent  forest  which  extends 
from  that  point  to  Mine  Run  and  beyond.  It  is  a  strip  of  country 
from  three  to  seven  miles  long,  which  is  penetrated  here  and  there 
by  roads,  but  whose  depths  furnish  safe  retreats  for  the  wild-cat, 
the  owl,  the  serpent,  and  the  fox.  It  is  a  lonely  ride  along  even  the 
best  travelled  highway  in  time  of  peace.  The  hoot  of  the  owl  is  heard 
from  the  dark  thickets  at  noonday,  and  the  deadly  moccasin  snake 
leaves  his  trail  in  the  dust  as  he  crosses  the  highway  to  plunge  into 
a  denser  swamp.  There  is  not  a  spot  on  the  main  highway  where 
one  could  see  the  length  of  a  regiment  on  the  march,  and  he  who 
would  hide  from  the  whole  world  has  but  to  take  twenty  steps  to  right 
or  left. 

In  days  gone  by  the  slaves  in  that  part  of  Virginia  had  a  horror 
of  this  wilderness.  Runaways  sought  its  cover,  v  and  were  safe  from 
master  and  dog;  but  as  they  skirted  the  swamp,  the  deadly  serpent 
reared  its  head  and  struck  them  with  death.  Murderers  have  been 
driven  in  there  by  hot  pursuit,  never  to  be  heard  of  again,  and  men 
have  made  clearings  here  and  there,  only  to  be  driven  out  by  the 
sterile,  unyielding  soil  and  the  strange  lonesomeness  of  the  woods. 
War  would  have  avoided  it,  but  war  was  dragged  there.  Every  acre 
of  the  dark  pines,  every  acre  of  the  tangled  thickets,  every  dismal 
swamp  and  barren  knoll  echoed  the  shrieks  and  groans  of  wounded 
men  and  the  travail  of  fierce  battle.  History  may  tell  you  that  it  is 
a  singular  spot  for  a  grapple  of  enemies  thirsting  for  carnage,  but 
history  will  not  paint  the  weirdness  of  even  a  peaceful  ride  through 
that  desolate  tract. 

In  the  first  grapple  between  Grant  and  Lee  in  this  dense  tangle 
20,000  men  fought  for  five  hours,  and  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun 
6,000  lay  dead  and  wounded.  In  the  seven  miles  front  occupied  by  the 
two  armies  there  were  not  half  a  dozen  spots  where  a  single  battery 
could  be  massed  to  sweep  an  acre  of  clear  ground.  There  was  not  a 
spot  where  a  brigade  commander  could  stand  and  overlook  his  four 
regiments  as  they  stood  in  line  of  battle. 

There  was  at  one  point  on  the  right  a  cleared  spot  of  about  two 
acres  in  extent,  and  a  Federal  battery,  which  was  dragged  through  the 
forest,  was  placed  in  position  there  about  7  o'clock  m  the  morning  of 
the  second  day.  In  ten  minutes  three  of  the  guns  were  silenced  by 
the  musketry  fire,  and  a  charge  was  made  by  the  Confederates  to  cap 
ture  the  whole.  Here  two  regiments  grappled  and  fought  until  300 
men  incumbered  the  ground.  Again  the  battery  opened  and  again  it 
was  charged,  and  when  the  Confederates  retired  the  dead  had  to  be 


164  ON    THE    MARCH. 

corded  up  to  get  them  out  of  the  way.  Again  and  again  fresh  artillerists 
were  brought  up  and  a  fresh  fire  opened,  and  again  and  again  the 
Confederates  charged  and  added  scores  and  hundreds  to  that  pyramid 
of  dead.  Grant  had  not  advanced  on  his  right.  Lee  had  not  advanced 
on  his  left.  Where  the  dead  fell  in  the  gray  of  morning  there  was 
the  battle  line  when  night  shuddered  at  the  sight  it  hid  from  view. 

The  fighting  on  the  second  day  was  to  save  that  narrow  and 
tortuous  highway  known  as  the  Brock  road  to  the  Federals.  It  was 
the  path  into  and  out  of  that  great  forest.  Along  it  must  move  every 
man,  horse,  gun  and  wagon.  It  is  a  dark  and  lonely  highway  as  you 
ride  over  it  to-day,  and  every  foot  of  it  has  a  story  of  blood.  The 
burial  parties  found  hundreds  who  had  crawled  into  the  thickets  and 
swamps  and  died,  and  years  after  the  Government  contractors,  who 
were  removing  the  dead  to  national  cemeteries,  found  scores  of  skele 
tons  which  had  never  been  buried  at  all.  When  night  came  again 
the  Federals  had  secured  possession  of  the  road,  and  under  the  pines 
were  thousands  of  dead — thousands  of  maimed  and  crippled;  and  as 
twilight  faded  into  darkness  along  that  front  of  seven  miles,  stretch 
ing  over  swamp  and  thicket,  there  arose  a  direful  sound.  It  was  a 
murmur  at  first.  Then  it  swelled  to  a  steady  cry — not  one  shout  or 
groan  or  shriek,  but  thousands  of  them  mingled  together  and  quiver 
ing  over  thicket  and  rising  over  the  pines  like  the  wail  of  a  gathering 
tempest.  It  was  the  piteous  cry  of  the  wounded  and  helpless  as  night 
added  to  the  frightful  horrors  of  that  sombre  wilderness." 

Just  before  daylight  of  May  6th,  the  regiment  crossed 
the  Rapid  Anne,  where  is  rested  for  fifteen  minutes,  then 
resumed  the  march  until  nine  o'clock  A.  M.,  when  it  halted 
and  formed  line  of  battle  on  the  left  of  the  Ninth  Corps, 
to  support  a  battery  of  light  artillery,  being  under  fire  until 
after  two  o'clock,  at  which  time  the  enemy  retired  and  the 
Provisional  resumed  its  march  towards  Chancellorsville, 
keeping  up  a  continual  skirmish  with  the  rear  guard  of  the 
enemy  until  about  nine  o'clock  P.  M.,  when  a  halt  was 
called  about  three  miles  from  the  Courthouse,  and  the  regi 
ment  lay  on  arms  until  next  morning. 

Killed — John  H.  Miller  and  Henry  Williams. 

\Vounded — Hiram  Stahl,  Wm.  Egolf  and  Henry  Trainer. 

On  the  morning  of  May  7th,  the  regiment  was  again 
called  into  action  for  a  short  time,  but  the  enemy  soon  gave 
wray  and  fell  back,  the  Provisional  following  in  line  of 
battle  about  one  mile,  when  it  halted  for  about  ten  minutes, 
then  resumed  the  march,  continuing  it  over  ten  miles,  when, 
at  about  seven  o'clock  P.  M.,  footsore,  weary  and  hungry, 
without  rations,  the  regiment  went  into  bivouac  along  the 
Richmond  and  Fredericksburg  pike. 


ON    THE    MARCH.  165 

The  weather  was  intensely  hot,  and  the  forced  march 
ing,  continuous  manoeuvring  and  skirmishing  began  to 
show  great  inroads  on  the  strength  of  the  regiment,  nearly 
one-third  of  its  number  leaving  Alexandria,  having  been 
reported  "missing,"  "straggling,"  killed  or  wounded,  as 
shown  by  "First  Sergeant's  Reports"  on  the  morning  of 
May  8th. 

\Yhile  at  Brandy  Station,  when  five  days'  rations  were 
issued  to  the  men,  the  men  were  enjoined  to  make  them 
last  ten  days  if  possible,  as  the  Quartermaster  would  expe 
rience  great  difficulty  in  supplying  them  with  more  while 
on  the  march.  "Marching  rations"  consisted  of  cured  meats 
or  fish,  biscuit  (hard  tack),  coffee,  sugar  and  fresh  beef 
occasionally,  when  it  could  be  "carried  on  the  hoof."  In 
stead  of  husbanding  their  supply  of  rations,  many  men,  to 
ease  their  burdens,  threw  away  a  considerable  portion,  and 
were  now  clamoring  for  more,  and,  as  the  regiment's  quar 
termaster  had  none  to  serve,  he  was  unable  to  quell  the 
tumultuous  epithets  hurled  at  him  by  the  men.  However, 
realizing  that  something  must  be  done  to  keep  the  men 
from  starving,  he  applied  to  brigade  quartermasters  for 
rations,  but  without  result.  In  his  desperation,  Quarter 
master  Ross  "took  the  bull  by  the  horns,"  and  applied  to 
General  Burnside  direct,  who,  after  hearing  Ross'  "tale  of 
woe,"  gave  him  an  order  on  "any  Quartermaster  in  my  com 
mand,"  with  which  Quartermaster  Ross  and  Quartermaster 
Sergeant  Berger  posted  themselves  on  side  of  the  road,  and, 
showing  the  "stand  and  deliver"  document  to  every  Quar 
termaster  passing,  soon  received  enough  for  three  days' 
supply.  All  quartermasters  were  more  or  less  short,  but 
from  one  Ross  would  receive  two  or  three  boxes  of  buscuit, 
from  another  a  barrel  or  t\vo  of  pork,  from  another  a  bag 
or  two  of  sugar,  and  so  on.  With  these  the  quartermaster 
and  his  sergeant  were  made  to  feel  they  would  still  have  a 
lease  on  life,  and  hastily  loading  it  on  their  wagons,  started 
to  find  the  regiment,  which  they  accomplished  about  eight 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  8th,  as  it  lay  in  line  of  battle 
along  the  Fredericksburg  pike,  a  short  distance  from  where 
it  had  bivouaced  the  night  before. 


1 66  ON   THE   MARCH. 

To  say  the  "boys"  appreciated  the  quartermaster's  ap 
pearance  with  food  is  a  mild  way  of  putting  it,  for,  though 
under  fire,  they  cheered  his  presence,  and  assisted  in  un 
loading  it  from  the  wagons,  permitting  the  teams  to  retire 
with  the  loss  of  but  one  mule  and  a  bullet  hole  in  the  quar 
termaster's  cap. 

Soon  after  being  supplied  with  rations,  the  regiment 
was  deployed  on  the  pike,  meeting  and  dispersing  small 
bodies  of  the  enemy,  principally  guerillas  at  Church  Hill, 
about  four  o'clock  P.  M.,  where  the  enemy  attempted  to 
make  a  stand,  but  at  the  first  volley  from  the  Provisional 
the  guerillas  again  "skedaddled,"  leaving  several  killed  and 
wounded  on  the  field,  the  regiment's  loss  being  two  men : 

Wounded — Josiah  Smith  and  George  Holmes. 

At  daylight  on  May  pth,  skirmishing  was  resumed,  the 
fire  of  the  enemy  becoming  more  pronounced  as  the  day 
advanced ;  the  fighting  in  front  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  whose 
left  flank  the  Provisional  was  protecting,  was  very  severe 
throughout  the  day,  the  regiment  continuing  to  feel  its 
effect  by  losses  therefrom  as  it  moved  from  one  position  to 
another  frequently  throughout  the  day,  ceasing  only  when 
darkness  put  a  stop  to  the  conflict,  the  regiment  laying  on 
arms  during  the  night.  Among  the  losses  were : 

Killed — Kersey  Hower. 

Wounded — Wm.  Kuhn,  Wm.  Couseland,  Oliver  Bloss,  George 
Zangenberg. 

Captured — John  Quinn,  John  Lafferty,  Wm.  Purcell,  George  P. 
Davis. 

Before  daylight  the  next  morning  the  regiment  pushed 
on  for  Spottsylvania,  continually  skirmishing  with  the  ene 
my,  who  stubbornly  resisted  its  advance,  the  weather  being 
very  warm  and  the  men  suffering  greatly  therefrom,  as 
well  as  for  want  of  water,  which  was  very  scarce,  depre 
ciating  the  ranks  to  a  great  extent,  added  to  which  the 
killed  and  wounded,  a  loss  of  about  thirty  per  cent,  was 
experienced  that  day  by  the  command,  and  those  who  went 
into  bivouac  at  nine  o'clock  that  night  were  more  like  in 
valids  than  otherwise,  while  stragglers,  more  so,  were  very 
numerous. 


i66 


CORP.  CHRISTIAN   WISE, 
Company  C. 

Wounded  June  17  and  July  4.  1864. 


ON    THE    MARCH.  167 

May  nth  was  a  continuation  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
clay  previous,  the  almost  total  exhaustion  of  the  command 
at  night  demonstrating  the  severe  exertions  to  which  it 
was  put  during  the  day,  being  continually  under  fire,  without 
food,  and  suffering  greatly  for  want  of  water.  Among  the 
many  taken  sick  during  the  day  was  Captain  John  Norris, 
of  Company  B,  who  was  compelled  to  retire  to  the  rear  at 
sundown. 

After  dark  the  firing  ceased  somewhat,  and  the  regi 
ment  \vas  given  a  couple  of  hours'  rest,  when  marching 
was  resumed,  and  continued  throughout  the  night. 

General  St.  Clair  A.  Mulholland,  Colonel  of  the  ii6th 

Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry,  which  participated  in  the 

battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  and  thereabouts, 

very  vividly  describes  the  locality  and  battles  in  his  history 

of  his  regiment  under  the  caption  of 

'THE  BLOODIEST  SPOT  ON  EARTH." 

FREDERICKSBURG,  CHANCELLOR SVILLE,  SALEM  CHURCH,  THE  WILDERNESS, 

SPOTTSYLVANIA,  SPOTTSYLVANIA  COURT  HOUSE,  TODD'S 

TAVERN,   Po  RIVER,  BANK'S  FORD. 

Fifty  miles  south  of  the  capital  of  our  country  there  is  an  old 
Virginia  city,  quiet,  quaint  and  beautiful — Fredericksburg  on  the  Rap- 
pahannock.  There  is  a  peculiar  charm  about  the  ancient  town,  and 
it  is  replete  with  historic  interest.  Mary,  the  venerable  mother  of 
Washington,  lived  and  died  at  Fredericksburg,  and  there  the  Father 
of  his  country  would  often  come  to  visit  her.  It  was  before  the  days 
of  steam  and  train,  and  at  least  a  day  and  a  half  from  Mt.  Vernon  by 
coach  and  four  was  necessary  when  Washington  made  a  call  of  affec 
tion  on  the  old  lady.  It  is  not  at  all  likely  that  Mary  Washington  ever 
saw  her  son  after  he  became  President,  as  she  died  in  October,  1789, 
Washington  having  been  inaugurated  in  New  York  on  April  30  of  the 
same  year,  the  distance  separating  son  and  mother  being  very  great  in 
those  days  of  stage  coaches.  She  had,  however,  the  satisfaction  of 
knowing  of  the  final  success  of  the  Revolution  and  of  the  great  honors 
paid  to  her  distinguished  son. 

The  old  homestead  of  Alary  Washington  is  still  standing,  and  just 
in  the  rear,  with  only  the  garden  separating,  is  "Kinmore",  the  house 
of  her  son-in-law,  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  another  old-time  colonial 
mansion,  and  very  interesting  it  is.  The  Hessians,  after  the  surrender 
of  Cornwallis,  were  camped  for  some  time  on  the  plantation,  and  there 
were  artists  among  them  who  decorated  the  interior  of  "Kinmore" 
with  plastic  ornaments  of  much  merit.  Colonel  Lewis  was  married 
to  Betty,  the  sister  of  Washington,  and  the  mother  loved  to  stroll 
through  the  flowers  of  the  back  garden  and  over  to  "Kinmore"  to  spend 
the  evening  and  take  tea  with  Betty  Lewis. 


l63  THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT   OX    EARTH. 

Mary  Washington  was  buried  in  the  field  just  outside  of  the 
town.  Her  monument  stood  in  full  view  of  the  Union  and  Confederate 
lines  during  the  battle,  and  was  smashed  and  shattered  by  the  shells  of 
both  armies,  the  fragments  still  lying  scattered  on  the  ground.  After 
the  war  the  ladies  of  the  South  raised  a  more  costly  and  stately  memor 
ial  by  the  grave,  and  because  of  their  love  for  the  memory  of  the 
mother  of  Washington,  we  say:  "God  bless  the  ladies  of  the  South!'' 

About  twelve  miles  south  from  Fredericksburg  is  Spottsylvania 
Court-House,  and  about  the  same  distance  west,  perhaps  a  little  more, 
is  the  Wilderness  Tavern.  Draw  a  line  from  each  of  these  points  to  the 
others — from  Fredericksburg  to  Spottsylvania,  thence  to  the  Wilder 
ness  Tavern,  and  back  to  Fredericksburg — and  you  have  a  triangle  in 
which  were  fought  several  of  the  greatest  battles  of  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  Or,  perhaps  better  still,  draw  a  circle — say,  twelve  miles, 
or  a  little  more,  in  diameter — with  Fredericksburg,  Spottsylvania  and 
the  Wilderness  Tavern  on  the  outer  edge,  and  inside  that  circle  were 
fought  the  battles  of  the  first  and  second  Fredericksburg.  Chancellors- 
ville,  Salem  Heights,  the  Wilderness,  Po  River,  Todd's  Tavern,  Laurel 
Hill,  Spottsylvania,  Spottsylvania  Court-House,  Mine  Run,  and  several 
minor  rights  and  engagements. 

Within  the  circle  more  men  have,  perhaps,  been  killed  and  wound 
ed  than  on  any  ground  of  equal  area  on  earth.  Forty  years  have  made 
but  little  change  in  the  appearance  of  the  country.  S'igns  of  war  are 
still  strongly  in  evidence,  the  whole  land  torn,  seamed  and  crossed  in 
all  directions  by  earthworks  and  revetements.  Here  and  there  are  a 
few  scattered  farms,  where  the  plowshare  oftentimes  turns  up  human 
bones,  and  where  little  children  run  out  to  the  roadside  to  offer  to  the 
passing  stranger  relics  of  war,  rusted  bayonets,  bursted  shells  and 
mouldering  rifles,  on  which  years  of  exposure  have  left  their  mark. 

The  Wilderness  is  as  of  yore,  and  but  little  changed.  Woods  sol 
emn  and  lonely;  primeval  forests,  where  the  wild  turkey  finds  a  home, 
where  the  piping  quail  greets  the  morning  and  the  whooping  owl  and 
melancholy  whip-poor-will  make  evening  sad;  their  song,  harmonizing 
with  the  wind  sobbing  through  the  templed  trees,  sounds  an  eternal 
requiem  over  ground  forever  consecrated  by  martyr  blood.  Intervals 
there  are  where  the  undergowth  is  rich  and  luxuriant,  but  dead  trunks 
of  massive  trees,  charred  and  blackened  by  fire,  mark  spots  where  flames 
swept  over  the  fighting  line,  burning  up  alike  the  dead  and  the  wounded. 

The  same  remarkable  and  appalling  percentage  of  killed  and 
wounded  in  individual  commands  in  single  engagements  that  has  made 
the  world's  record  for  heroism  was  repeated  time  and  again  on  every 
battlefield  within  the  circle  of  fire  and  blood.  Let  us  recall  some  of 
the  organizations  that  lost  50  per  cent.,  or  more,  on  this  ground,  keep 
ing  in  mind  that  there  is  no  record  of  any  European  regiment  that  ever 
lost  so  great  a  percentage  in  battle. 

The  first  Fredericksburg,  December  13,  1862,  was  redolent  with 
heroic  deeds.  The  fact  that  the  battle  was  a  mistake  and  a  blunder, 
and  the  sacrifice  useless,  detracts  not  in  the  least  from  the  honor  that 
is  rendered  to  the  brave  men ;  but  when  \ve  recognize  the  fact  that  the 
troops  marched  to  death,  knowing  how  hopeless  the  struggle,  we  must 
acknowledge  that  the  fact  but  adds  to  their  glory. 

The  Twentieth  Massachusetts  was  a  great  regiment,  and  Jost  at 
Fredericksburg  68.4  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded.  It  was  in  Norman 
Hall's  Brigade  of  the  Second  Corps.  The  fire  of  Barksdale's  Brigade 
of  Mississippians  wras  so  deadly  that  it  was  found  impossible  to  con- 


THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT   ON    EARTH.  169 

struct  the  pontoon  bridge  opposite  the  city,  and  the  engineers  were 
forced  to  give  up  the  job.  The  fire  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  guns 
was  concentrated  on  the  river  front,  but  even  that  failed  to  drive 
back  the  Confederate  riflemen.  Their  fire  was  still  sufficiently  effective 
to  prevent  the  completion  of  the  bridge.  It  was  then  that  the  brigade 
of  Norman  Hall  took  up  the  work.  The  Seventh  Michigan  and  Nine 
teenth  Maine,  manning  the  boats,  rowed  across  under  the  terrific  fire, 
and  leaped  ashore  to  attack  the  enemy.  The  Twentieth  Massachu 
setts  was  one  of  the  first  regiments  to  cross,  and  to  it  was  assigned 
the  task  of  clearing  the  streets  of  the  town.  In  column  of  companies, 
led  by  Captain  George  N.  Macy,  the  command  forced  its  way  literally 
inch  Dy  inch,  met  by  a  severe  and  deadly  musketry  fire  from  house 
tops  and  windows,  but  finally  succeeded  in  reaching  the  main  street, 
the  Confederates  giving  up  the  struggle  and  retiring  to  the  heights 
beyond  the  city.  It  was  a  gallant  fight  and  cost  the  Twentieth  just 
68.4  per  cent,  in  killed  and  wounded  and  not  one  missing.  The  com 
mand  had  fought  on  the  Peninsula,  at  Antietam,  and  on  every  battle 
field  from  the  very  beginning,  and  after  Fredericksburg  there  was 
but  little  left  for  it.  Four  months  afterwards  it  fought  at  Chancellors- 
ville,  and  seven  months  afterwards  went  into  action  at  Gettysburg  with 
230  officers  and  men  and  lost  124  of  them,  killed  and  wounded.  The 
Regiment  had  a  remarkable  fatality  in  field  and  staff  officers — the 
noble  Colonel  Paul  Revere  killed  at  Gettysburg;  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Ferdinand  Dreher  killed  at  Frederickburg;  Major  Henry  L.  Abbott 
killed  at  the  Wilderness;  Major  Henry  L.  Patton  killed  at  Deep  Bot 
tom;  Surgeon  Edward  H.  Revere  killed  at  Antietam;  and  Adjutant 
Henry  M.  Bond  killed  in  the  Wilderness.  This  regiment  had,  all  told, 
eighteen  commissioned  officers  killed  in  battle.  Captain  George  N. 
Macy  was  the  senior  captain — but  a  very  young  man — and,  as  acting 
major,  commanded  the  regiment  in  the  battle.  When  General  Howard 
asked  Colonel  Hall  who  was  to  command  the  leading  regiment  and  he 
pointed  to  Macy,  Howard  exclaimed,  "What,  that  boy !"  Colonel  Hall 
replied,  "Yes,  that  boy  is  all  right  and  will  lead  it,  and  the  regiment 
will  follow  anywhere  you  wish".  The  "boy"  afterwards  lost  an  arm 
at  Gettysburg,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  a  Brigadier-General 
and  Brevet  Major-General. 

Meade's  advance  on  the  left,  where,  with  the  Pennsylvania  Re 
serves,  he  struck  the  right  of  the  Confederate  line  at  Hamilton  Heights, 
was  a  wonderful  and  brilliant  charge.  Looking  over  the  plain  where 
the  charge  was  made,  and  remembering  that  it  was  swept  by  the  ene 
my's  artillery,  one  is  astonished  to  think  that  the  Reserves  ever  reached 
the  Confederate  line,  but  they  did,  and  drove  it  in  and  back  through 
the  timber,  and,  in  a  hand-to-hand  fight,  Sergeant  Charles  C.  Upjohn, 
of  the  Second  Reserves,  tore  from  the  hands  of  the  color-bearer  the 
flag  of  the  Nineteenth  Georgia  Regiment,  the  only  flag  captured  in 
the  battle.  Had  Meade  been  left  to  his  fate  and  not  promptly  supported, 
the  Pennsylvania  Reserve  division  that  he  so  nobly  led  would  have 
been  annihilated;  but  General  William  B.  Franklin,  seeing  the  trouble, 
promptly  put  in  nearly  the  whole  of  the  Left  Grand  Division,  and  the 
Reserves  were  saved,  but  not  until  after  having  met  with  an  appalling 
loss.  Gibbons's  Division  of  the  First  Corps  went  into  action  on  the 
right  of  the  Reserves,  and  two  regiments  of  that  command  were  dis 
tinguished,  not  only  because  of  the  great  loss,  but  of  the  splendid 
fight  they  made,  the  Sixteenth  Maine  losing  54  per  cent,  killed  and 
wounded,  and  the  Twenty-sixth  New  York  56  per  cent. 


170  THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT    ON    EARTH. 

The  Sixteenth  Maine  was  not  exactly  a  new  regiment,  but  had 
never  been  under  fire  until  the  morning  of  Fredericksburg.  On 
that  day  it  proved  itself  one  of  the  finest  regiments  that  ever  left 
the  Pine  Tree  State,  and  Colonel  Charles  W.  Tilden  made  a  name 
for  himself  in  the  half  hour  that  the  command  was  under  fire.  Seeing 
that  he  was  losing  many  of  his  men  while  holding  a  position  to  which 
he  had  been  assigned,  he  led  a  remarkably  successful  charge  on  the 
works  in  his  front,  capturing  several  hundred  prisoners,  and  in  the  hand- 
to-hand  fight  the  bayonet  was  not  only  used  freely,  but  relied  upon 
almost  entirely.  The  regiment  advanced  unsupported  and  alone,  and, 
after  the  line  of  works,  pushed  into  the  woods  and  struck  an  over 
whelming  force  of  the  enemy.  Colonel  Tilden  was  compelled  to 
order  a  retreat,  but  not  until  he  had  left  just  54  per  cent,  of  his  com 
mand  dead  and  wounded  on  the  ground.  The  first  one  struck  was 
the  youngest  soldier  in  the  regiment.  As  the  line  was  moving  for- 
word,  Benny  Worth,  a  boy  of  15,  was  struck  in  the  head  by  a  piece 
of  shell.  For  a  moment  he  was  stunned  and  dazed,  but,  quickly  re 
covering  himself  and  pushing  the  blood  out  of  his  eyes,  he  laughed  and 
said,  "All  right ;  this  is  what  I  came  for".  He  was  ordered  to  go  to 
the  rear;  but  no — he  quietly  picked  up  his  musket  and  went  on,  never 
giving  up  until  the  last  shot  was  fired.  Charlie  and  Monroe  Lyford 
were  marching  side  by  side.  They  were  brothers,  and  Charley  was 
one  of  the  brightest  and  handsomest  boys  in  the  regiment.  He  fell 
dead,  and  Monroe,  as  he  saw  him  fall,  became  frenzied  with  anger, 
and,  leaping  over  the  works  with  the  fury  of  a  madman  and  with 
lightning  speed,  began  bayoneting  right  and  left,  screaming,  "You  have 
killed  my  brother ;  curse  you  !" 

The  horrors  of  the  battle  are  never  so  great  as  to  prevent  a  smile, 
and  a  veritable  laugh  passed  through  the  ranks  when  a  piece  of  shell 
struck  one  of  the  boys'  knapsacks,  tore  it  open  and  lifted  a  pack 
of  card  high  in  the  air,  intact,  when  they  suddenly  spread  out  and 
came  down  like  a  shower  of  autumn  leaves. 

The  Twenty- Sixth  New  York  was  in  the  brigade  commanded  by 
Colonel  Peter  Lyle.  The  regiment  went  into  action  commanded  by 
Colonel  Gilbert  S.  Jennings.  He  fell  wounded  early  in  the  day,  and 
Major  Ezra  T.  Wetmore  commanded.  The  regiment  fought  side  by 
side  with  the  Nineteenth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  from  this  city,  and 
the  two  commands  were  placed  in  position  by  Colonel  Peter  Lyle.  I 
regret  that  I  cannot  give  particulars  of  the  fight  of  the  Twenty-sixth. 
No  history  of  the  regiment  has  been  published  and  no  data  are  ob 
tainable,  but  the  fact  of  losing  56  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded  in  one 
morning's  fight  is  sufficient  to  embalm  the  organization  in  glory. 

The  charge  of  Hancock's  Division  on  Marye's  Heights,  in  the 
rear  of  the  town,  was  truly  a  superb  exhibition  of  American  heroism. 
Going  into  an  utterly  hopeless  struggle,  simply  to  death  and  slaughter, 
in  silence  and  without  enthusiasm,  was  a  supreme  act  of  self-sacrifice 
at  the  call  of  duty  and  obedience.  It  was  a  tragic  blunder,  but  a 
splendid  effort.  "C'est  magnifiquc  mais  cc  nest  pas  la  guerre."  March 
ing  on  the  deserted  streets  that  were  raked  by  fire,  the  only  living 
thing  in  sight  a  solitary  pussy  cat  sitting  on  a  gate  post,  mewing  dole 
fully  ;  passing  out  of  the  town,  debouching  into  the  fields  and  forming 
a  line  as  perfect  as  on  dress  parade;  then  the  advance  of  1700  yards 
under  a  blizzard  of  shell  and  musketry,  the  men  falling  every  step, 
singly  and  in  groups,  without  any  chance  to  strike  back  or  even  return 
the  fire,  only  to  march  forward  to  be  crushed  and  hurled  back  in  de- 


THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT   OX    EARTH.  1 71 

feat.  It  took  great  courage  to  advance  under  the  circumstances,  yet 
the  division  line  did  go  forward  without  break,  the  colors  flying, 
and  the  gaps  knocked  in  the  ranks  closing  up  as  quickly  as  the  rain 
of  iron  made  them.  And  then  the  few  minutes'  firing  at  the  base  of 
Marye's  Heights  while  the  sheet  of  fire  leaped  from  the  stone  wall  by 
the  sunken  road,  the  order  to  fall  back,  and  all  was  over. 

Of  the  gallant  division  that  Hancock  led  forward  exactly  40.2  per 
cent,  were  dead  and  wounded  on  the  frozen  ground.  The  First  Brigade, 
General  Caldwell,  had  lost  50  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded  and  six  of 
the  seventeen  regiments  that  composed  the  division  had  each  lost 
50  per  cent,  or  over.  None  were  missing,  and  no  prisoners 
were  left  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy.  The  heaviest  loss  in 
killed  and  wounded  was  in  the  Eighty-first  Pennsylvania  In 
fantry,  67.4  per  cent.  The  next  was  in  the  Fifth  New  Hampshire,  60 
per  cent.  Then  came  the  Sixty-ninth  New  York,  with  53  per  cent. ; 
then  the  Fifty-third  Pennsylvania,  Seventh  New  York  and  Eighty- 
eighth  New  York,  each  with  50  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded.  The 
Fifty-third  Pennsylvania  Regiment  was  commanded  by  Colonel  John 
R.  Brooke,  now  a  Major-General  of  the  regular  army.  Hancock  said  of 
him :  "Being  unhurt,  he  was  enabled  to  perform  the  highest  service  to 
his  country,  and  added  to  the  laurels  he  and  his  gallant  regiment  had 
already  won  on  many  fields". 

The  Eighty-first  Pennsylvania  was  commanded  in  the  battle  by 
Colonel  H.  .Boyd  McKeen,  a  noble  young  officer,  who  was  wrounded  at 
Malvern  Hill,  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville,  and  killed  at  Cold 
Harbor. 

The  Fifth  New  Hampshire  was  led  into  the  fight  by  Colonel  Ed 
ward  E.  Cross,  who,  six  months  afterward,  was  killed  at  Gettysburg. 
He  fell  early  in  the  action  with  five  wounds.  Major  Edward  E.  Stur- 
tevant  then  took  command,  and  was  almost  instantly  killed.  Captains 
Perry,  Murray  and  Moore  and  Lieutenants  Ballon,  Nettleton  and  Little 
fell  dead  in  quick  succession.  The  color  sergeant  and  all  the  color 
guards  went  down  almost  in  a  heap.  Nineteen  officers  went  in  with 
the  regiment,  and  seventeen  of  them  were  killed  or  wounded. 

The  Irish  and  the  Germans  fought  nobly  side  by  side  for  the  land  of 
their  adoption,  and  both  nationalities  were  distinguished.  The  Sixty- 
ninth  New  York  (Irish)  was  commanded  by  Colonel  Robert  Nugent, 
who  fell  badly  wounded.  Nineteen  commissioned  officers  went  into 
the  fight  with  him,  and  sixteen  of  them  were  killed  and  wounded. 

The  Seventh  New  York  (German)  was  commanded  by  Colonel 
George  von  Schack,  and  went  in  with  twenty-five  officers,  of  whom 
eighteen  were  killed  and  wounded.  Colonel  von  Schack  was  a  hand 
some  and  accomplished  officer.  He  was  a  captain  of  cavalry  in  the  army 
of  Prussia.  Securing  three  years'  leave  of  absence,  he  came  out  here  and 
commanded  the  New  York  regiment.  He  was  as  brave  as  he  was 
handsome.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  resigned  his  commission  in 
the  service  of  the  King  of  Prussia,  and  settled  in  New  York.  Believing 
that  to  be  an  American  citizen  was  better  than  to  be  a  German  officer, 
he  took  out  his  papers  and  became  a  full-fledged  American,  showing 
that  he  was  as  sensible  as  he  was  gallant  and  brave. 

It  is  difficult  to  say  just  what  regiment  went  furthest,  or  what 
colors  were  carried  nearest  to  the  celebrated  stone  wall,  and  it  is  of 
little  moment,  as  they  all  were  close,  and  it  is  a  question  of  a  few 
yards,  but  there  seems  to  be  but  little  doubt  of  the  fact  that  the  bodies 


1 72  THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT   OX    EARTH. 

found  nearest  to  the  mouth  of  the  Confederate  guns  were  those  of 
Major  Horgan  and  Adjutant  Young,  of  the  Eighty-eighth  New  York. 

The  casualties  among  the  officers  were  unusually  great.  The  field 
officers  were  ordered  to  dismount  and  go  in  on  foot,  and  regimental 
commanders  walked  in  front  of  the  colors.  This  would  account  in  a 
manner  for  the  severe  loss,  as  the  colors  were  conspicuous  marks  for 
the  enemy.  Many  of  the  regiments  had  three  or  four  commanders 
during  the  day.  The  Ffth  New  Hampshire  had  five  commanders,  the 
first  four  being  killed  or  wounded.  The  Sixty-ninth  New  York 
was  brought  off  the  field  by  the  fourth  commander,  the  first 
three  being  killed  or  wounded.  Colonel  Nelson  A.  Miles  command 
ed  his  own  regiment,  Sixty-first  New  York,  and  also  the  Sixty-fourth 
of  that  State.  The  third  commander  brought  the  two  regiments  from 
the  field.  Hancock  says  of  Miles  :  "He  was  severely  wounded,  and  con 
ducted  himself  in  the  most  admirable  and  chivalrous  manner,  and  his 
command  behaved  with  a  steadiness  unsurpassed  by  any  other  troops". 
While  Miles  was  badly  wounded,  he  recovered  quickly  enough  to  be 
present  at  Chancellorsville,  less  than  five  months  afterwards,  to  be 
terribly  wounded  once  again,  distinguish  himself  still  more  and  gain  a 
Congress  Medal  of  Honor.  The  Chancellorsville  wound  was  pro 
nounced  by  the  surgeons  mortal,  the  ball  passing  through  the  bowels 
and  fracturing  the  pelvic  bone.  The  doctors  said  that  he  had  no  right 
to  live  and  declared  that  he  could  not,  and  for  the  honor  of  the  faculty 
he  should  certainly  have  died,  but  he  still  lives.  Miles  is  a  hard  man  to 
kill,  anyhow. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Forty-fifth  Pennsylvania  had  two  com 
manding  officers,  Colonel  H.  L.  Brown,  of  Erie,  being  wounded.  The 
One  Hundred  and  Sixteenth  Pennsylvania  was  brought  from  the  field 
by  the  fourth  commander,  the  three  field  officers  being  wounded.  The 
Second  Delaware  had  three  commanding  officers,  the  first  two  being 
wounded.  The  Eighty-first  Pennsylvania  had  four  commanding  officers, 
the  first  three  being  shot  down.  The  Fifty-seventh  New  York  had 
three  commanders.  The  Sixty-third  New  York  had  three  commanders. 
The  Sixty-sixth  New  York  had  four.  During  the  battle  Colonel  James 
J.  Bull  and  Captain  Julius  Wehle  were  killed,  and  another  officer 
wounded,  while  in  command.  The  color  sergeants  and  color  guards  of 
the  different  commands  suffered  equally  with  the  officers,  many  being 
killed  under  the  flags,  but  never  did  the  colors  fall  but  gallant  souls 
rushed  forward  to  raise  them.  Not  a  color  was  lost.  The  color  ser 
geant  and  all  the  color  guard  of  the  Sixty-ninth  New  York  were  shot 
down  close  to  the  enemy's  guns,  and  when  the  regiment  fell  back  the 
colors  were  missing.  Two  days  after,  when  the  detail  went  back  to 
bury  the  dead,  the  color  staff  was  found ;  near  it  lay  the  color  sergeant, 
cold  in  death.  When  they  were  about  to  lay  the  body  in  the  shallow 
g"ave  the  flag  was  found  tucked  into  his  blouse.  In  his  dying  agony  he 
had  stripped  it  from  the  staff  and  placed  it  near  his  heart. 

While  the  fighting  at  Chancellorsville,  May  2d  and  3d,  was  severe 
and  the  losses  in  both  armies  very  great,  yet  there  was  but  one  regi 
ment  on  record  that  lost  in  that  battle  50  per  cent,  in  killed  and  wound 
ed.  It  was  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-first  Pennsylvania  Infantry, 
recruited  in  Bradford,  Susquehanna  and  Wayne  counties,  of  this  State, 
by  Colonel  Henry  J.  Madill.  The  regiment  was  heavily  engaged  during 
the  evening  of  the  2d,  and  was  on  the  picket  line  and  under  fire  during 
the  entire  night  of  that  day.  On  the  morning  of  the  3d  it  charged  the 
enemy's  line  and  fought  with  the  greatest  persistence  and  courage. 


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Lieutenant-Colonel  Guy  H.  Watkins  was  twice  wounded,  but  refused  to 
leave  the  held,  and  was  finally  shot  through  the  breast  and  taken  pris 
oner  by  the  enemy.  He  was  shortly  afterwards  exchanged,  and  was 
killed  in  front  of  Petersburg,  June  i8th,  1864.  Captains  Abram  J. 
Swart  and  James  L.  Mumford  and  Lieutenant  Logan  O.  Tyler  were 
killed,  and  Captain  Tyler  and  Lieutenants  Ball,  Hurst  and  Atkinson 
were  wounded.  The  color  sergeant  fell,  and  Captain  Swart  seized  the 
flag,  raised  it  and  fell  dead.  Twelve  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment  were 
killed  and  wounded,  and,  notwithstanding  the  fearful  loss  at  Chancel- 
lorsville,  this  magnificent  regiment,  just  three  months  afterwards,  lost 
at  Gettysburg  63  per  cent,  of  those  present,  killed  and  wounded. 

At  one  time  during  the  heaviest  firing  the  men  seemed  for  a  moment 
to  waver.  Human  nature  was  exhausted,  and  could  stand  no  more — 
incessant  marching  and  fighting  and  want  of  sleep;  the  men  were  be 
coming  dazed,  and  when  half  the  command  was  down,  dead  or  wound 
ed,  there  came  a  time  when  it  would  seem  that  the  brave  line  would 
give  way.  Colonel  Henry  J.  Madill  quietly  took  the  flag  from  the 
hands  of  the  color-bearer,  and,  planting  the  staff  in  the  ground,  with 
his  hand  on  the  bunting,  he  burst  into  song  with : 

"Rally  round  the  flag,   boys, 
Rally  round  the  flag, 
Shouting  the  battle  cry  of  freedom." 

The  men  took  up  the  refrain,  new  life  animated  the  tired  souls. 
Without  another  word  the  line  braced  up,  and  many  a  man  fell  with 
the  song  on  his  lips. 

The  fighting  at  the  second  battle  of  Fredericksburg  was  severe, 
and  heroic  actions  were  numerous,  but  as  no  regiment  lost  50  per  cent, 
killed  and  wounded,  we  shall  pass  it  over.  However,  a  day  or  two 
afterwards,  at  Salem  Heights,  there  were  several  commands  that  met 
with  the  losses  mentioned.  The  Ninety-fifth  Pennsylvania  had  every 
second  officer  and  man  killed  or  wounded.  This  splendid  Philadelphia 
regiment  held  an  advanced  position,  where  the  fighting  was  desperate 
and  severe.  The  losses  among  the  officers  were  extremely  heavy.  All 
the  field  and  staff  were  killed  or  wounded.  Colonel  Gustavus  W.  Town, 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Elisha  Hall,  Adjutant  Eugene  D.  Dtinton,  Captain 
D.  G.  Chapman  and  Lieutenant  David  T.  Hailer  were  killed,  and  Major 
Thomas  J.  Town,  Captains  H.  Oscar  Roberts  and  George  Weest,  and 
Lieutenants  Samuel  H.  Town,  Frank  Stewart,  Samuel  H.  Jones,  Samuel 
Topham  and  William  J.  Gelson  were  wounded.  The  Ninety-fifth  ranks 
with  the  Twentieth  Massachusetts  in  having  the  largest  number  of  field 
and  staff  officers  of  any  regiment  killed  in  battle,  each  having  six.  Of 
the  Ninety-fifth,  Colonel  John  M.  Gosline  and  Major  William  B.  Hubbs 
were  killed  at  Gaines's  Mill,  Colonel  Town,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall 
and  Adjutant  Dunton  at  Salem  Heights,  and  Lieutenant-Colonel  Ed 
ward  Carroll  fell  in  the  Wilderness. 

The  three  Town  boys  were  brothers,  and  the  fact  of  all  three  fall 
ing  in  the  same  battle,  the  Colonel  being  killed  and  the  Major  and 
Lieutenant  badly  wounded,  was  one  of  those  coincidences  that  go  to 
show  the  severity  of  the  fighting. 

In  the  battle  of  Salem  Heights  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
first  New  York  made  a  great  record  and  a  noble  fight.  The  regiment 
was  recruited  in  Otsego  and  Herkimer  counties,  in  New  York  State. 
The  original  Colonel  was  Richard  Franchot.  He  resigned  early  in  the 


174  THK    BLOODIEST   SPOT    ON    EARTH. 

war  to  take  his  seat  in  Congress,  and  a  young  graduate  of  West 
Point,  Emory  Upton,  succeeded  him.  The  organization  was  afterwards 
called  "Upton's  Regulars".  The  regiment  made  a  sweeping  charge  in 
this  battle,  and  burst  through  the  lines  of  Confederates.  The  loss  in 
killed  and  wounded  was  62  per  cent.,  and  the  fight  did  not  last  more  than 
twenty  minutes.  Captains  Nelson  O.  Wendell  and  Thomas  S.  Arnold 
and  Lieutenants  Ford,  Upton,  Doubleday  and  Bates  were  killed,  and 
almost  every  other  officer  was  wounded.  Just  one  year  afterwards 
Upton  led  the  regiment  in  a  cyclonic  charge  at  Spottsylvania,  in  which 
the  command  again  suffered  a  fearful  loss.  Captains  Butt  and  Fish  and 
Lieutenants  Pierce  and  Pettengill  were  killed.  The  regiment  captured 
four  Confederate  flags  at  Rappahannock  Station  and  two  at  Sailor's 
Creek.  During  its  term  of  service  it  had  fifteen  officers  killed  in  battle 
and  four  died  of  disease,  and  twenty-seven  officers  were  wounded,  and 
only  two  regiments  from  New  York,  the  Fortieth  and  Sixty-ninth,  had 
more  men  killed  in  battle. 

In  the  Wilderness  campaign  promotion  was  rapid.  An  officer  who 
remained  with  his  command  was  sure  to  be  quickly  advanced  or  surely 
killed.  The  brigade  to  which  the  writer  was  attached  began  the  Wil 
derness  campaign  May  5th  with  ten  field  officers  present  for  duty. 
Within  six  weeks  six  of  the  ten  were  dead,  killed  in  battle,  and  the 
other  four  were  in  the  hospital  badly  wounded,  and  the  brigade  was 
commanded  by  a  captain.  The  nine  brigades  of  the  Second  Corps  had 
thirty-seven  commanders  during  the  first  six  weeks  of  that  campaign. 
An  average  of  three  to  each  brigade  had  been  killed  or  wounded. 

The  Ninety-third  New  York  Infantry  was  recruited  in  Washington 
county  of  that  State,  and  on  the  first  day  of  the  Wilderness  made  the 
sanguinary  record  of  60  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded.  The  regiment 
fought  in  the  forest,  in  front  of  the  Brock  Road,  just  to  the  right  of 
tfie  Orange  plank  road.  It  was  Hays's  brigade  of  the  Second  Corps,  and 
was  placed  in  position  by  General  Hancock  himself.  It  held  the  ex 
treme  right  of  the  corps,  and  as  the  head  of  the  column  arrived  near 
the  point  of  attack  Hancock  ordered  Colonel  Crocker  to  form  line 
quickly  and  move  into  the  woods.  Unsupported  and  alone,  the  brave 
regiment  advanced  through  a  dense  thicket  of  bushes,  briars  and  bram 
bles,  and  within  five  minutes  was  hotly  engaged.  The  command  had 
met  the  head  of  Heth's  division  of  Hill's  corps.  The  regiment  made  a 
glorious  fight,  holding  the  line  with  unflinching  courage,  although  out 
numbered  and  outflanked.  Half  an  hour  passed,  with  no  supports  or 
assistance  coming,  and  the  reason  then  became  apparent.  General 
Hays,  the  brigade  commander,  had  been  killed,  and  hence  confusion. 
Colonel  Croker,  finding  himself  in  command  of  the  brigade,  hastened  to 
bring  up  the  other  regiments,  and  not  a  moment  too  soon.  The  brave 
boys  of  the  Ninety-third  were  still  on  the  line,  but  60  per  cent,  of 
them  were  dead  and  wounded.  After  the  sun  went  down  and  darkness 
fell,  the  survivors,  after  sending  the  wounded  to  the  rear,  gathered 
picks  and  spades  and  reverently  buried  the  dead  on  the  line  they  had 
held  so  nobly.  "Ah",  said  one  of  them,  "tenderly  and  with  sad  hearts 
we  buried  our  dead  comrades.  Parting  with  them  in  the  dark  forest 
was  a  sad  thing  to  do.  We  had  long  been  friends,  tried  and  true 
friends;  we  had  messed  together;  shared  with  them  our  store  of  ra 
tions;  drank  from  the  same  canteen;  slept  under  the  same  blanket  in 
all  kinds  of  weather,  whether  the  stars  were  shining  or  the  storms  were 
beating  upon  us.  In  danger,  shoulder  to  shoulder :  in  sickness,  hands 
rough  but  tender  soothing  the  fevered  brow;  and  so  at  midnight  we 


/// 


CVRUS  C.  TRUNP, 

Company  C. 


THE    BLOODIRST   SPOT   ON    EARTH.  175 

had  them  buried ;  then,  exhausted,  we  sank  to  sleep  by  their  new  made 
graves  until  morning,  when  the  thunder  of  cannon  and  rattle  of  mus 
ketry  awoke  us  to  another  day  of  strife".  Four  officers  were  among 
the  dead  and  thirteen  others  were  sent  to  the  rear  wounded. 

The  State  of  New  Jersey  gave  to  the  Union  many  noble  regiments, 
but  none  superior  to  the  Fifteenth  Infantry.  It  fought  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  and  at  Salem  Heights  lost  heavily.  When  the  Wilderness  cam 
paign  opened  it  had  been  reduced  in  numbers  to  fifteen  officers  and 
four  hundred  and  twenty-nine  muskets,  and  it  crossed  the  Rapidan  with 
Grant  with  this  number.  Of  the  four  hundred  and  forty-four  total, 
three  hundred  fell  at  Spottsylvania,  one  hundred  and  sixteen  of  them 
being  killed.  Within  two  weeks  the  command  was  reduced  to  four 
officers  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  muskets,  and  the  color  ser 
geant  and  all  the  color  guard,  save  one,  had  been  killed  and  wounded. 
Corporal  Joseph  G.  Runkle,  of  the  color  guard,  had  seized  the  flag 
when  the  color  sergeant  fell.  A  few  minutes  afterwards  he,  too,  was 
mortally  wounded.  He  was  first  shot  in  the  right  arm,  and  it  fell  para 
lyzed  by  his  size  He  then  raised  the  colors  in  his  left  hand,  and  in 
sisted  upon  carrying  them  until  the  end  of  the  fight,  and  then  he  lay 
down  and  died.  The  remnant  of  the  regiment  fought  under  Sheridan 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  and  sustained  another  terrible  percentage 
of  loss  at  Cedar  Creek,  where  Major  Lambert  Boeman  was  killed. 

Among  the  regiments  with  records  of  having  lost  50  per  cent,  killed 
and  wounded  in  single  engagements,  those  from  our  own  State  hold  a 
distinguished  place.  The  Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Infantry  was  one 
of  the  regiments  of  Hancock's  original  brigade,  and  with  that  command 
won  distinction  at  Williamsburg,  where,  by  its  excellent  work,  it  con 
tributed  greatly  to  victory.  The  command  formed  one  of  the  twelve 
picked  regiments  that,  led  by  Colonel  Emory  Upton,  made  a  charge  on 
the  enemy's  works  at  Spottsylvania  on  the  evening  of  May  Qth,  1864. 
The  regiment  crossed  the  Rapidan  with  five  hundred  and  thirty  officers 
and  men,  and  writhin  six  days,  at  the  Wilderness  and  Spottsylvania,  three 
hundred  and  seventeen  of  them  were  killed  and  wounded.  In  the 
charge  of  May  gth  the  loss  was  57  per  cent.  On  the  evening  of  that 
day  the  regiment,  emerging  from  the  woods  where  it  had  formed,  was 
met  by  a  sheet  of  fire  from  the  enemy's  rifle  pits,  but,  never  faltering  for 
a  moment,  it  rushed  on,  capturing  the  works,  guns  and  many  prisoners. 
The  enemy  rallying  in  great  force,  the  Forty-ninth  was  compelled  to 
abandon  its  captures.  The  return  wras  more  terrible  than  the  advance, 
the  enemy  swarming  on  the  flanks,  and  the  whole  plain  over  which 
the  regiment  crossed  being  swept  by  fire.  Colonel  Thomas  M.  Hulings, 
Lieutenant-Colonel  John  B.  Miles,  Captain  Robert  C.  Barr  and  Lieu 
tenant  Decatur  G.  Lytel  fell  dead,  and  Captain  Stuart  and  Lieutenants 
Thompson,  Irvin,  Russell,  Downing  and  Hylands  were  wounded.  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  Miles  at  the  moment  of  starting,  feeling  that  he  was 
going  to  be  killed,  made  the  Adjutant  promise  to  have  his  body  sent 
home.  The  dead,  however,  were  left  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  and 
the  spot  where  Colonel  Hulings  and  Lieutenant-Colonel  Miles  are 
buried  is  unknown.  So  they  sleep  where  they  fell — no  better  or  more 
honorable  sepulchre  for  a  soldier. 

Within  the  circle  we  are  writing  about,  more  than  half  a  million 
of  men  fought  in  the  different  battles,  and  nineteen  general  officers  were 
killed — ten  Union  and  nine  Confederate.  The  Union  Major-Generals 
were  John  Sedgwick,  Hiram  G.  Berry  and  Amiel  W.  Whipple,  Brevet 
Major-Generals  James  S.  Wadsworth  and  Alexander  Hays,  Brigadier- 


Ij  THE    BLOODIEST   SPOT    OX    EARTH. 

Generals  George  D.  Bayard,  Conrad  F.  Jackson,  Edmund  Kirby,  James 
C.  Rice  and  Thomas  G.  Stevenson.  The  Confederates  were  Lieutenant- 
Genera]  Thomas  J.  (Stonewall)  Jackson,  Brigadier-Generals  Thomas 
R.  R.  Cobb,  Junins  Daniel,  Abner  Perrin,  Maxey  Gregg,  E.  F.  Paxton, 
J.  M.  Jones,  Leroy  A.  Stafford  and  Micah  Jenkins. 

Sixteen  thousand  five  hundred  Union  soldiers  are  buried  in  the 
National  Cemetery,  and  many  thousands  in  that  dedicated  to  the  Con 
federates,  but  this  is  but  a  part  of  the  dead.  The  whole  ground  is  a 
vast  cemetery.  Chaplain  Haines,  of  the  Fifteenth  New  Jersey,  notes  in 
his  diary:  "We  halted  in  the  evening  for  a  short  time.  Private  Berry 
died,  and  we  buried  him  at  midnight  in  an  orchard,  rolling  him  up  in  a 
shelter  tent  and  covering  him  with  green  boughs,  and  then  hurried  on". 
Again  he  writes  :  "We  tried  to  bury  our  dead  comrades,  and  succeeded 
in  laying  Captains  Shimer  and  Walker,  Lieutenant  Justice  and  eight 
others  into  shallow  graves,  and  then  we  were  summoned  to  follow  the 
regiment,  and  we  had  to  leave  Lieutenant  Vanvoy  and  some  forty  others 
of  the  regiment  unburied". 

Yes,  in  the  gardens  and  orchards,  in  the  deep  woods  and  by  mur 
muring  streams,  everywhere  throughout  the  region,  the  men  of  both 
armies  lie  singly  and  in  platoons,  and  where  the  forest  fires  swept 
through  the  fighting  ranks  their  sacred  dust  rests  among  the  fallen 
leaves.  Brave  men  from  every  state  in  the  Union  met  and  fought  here. 

The  splendid  fighting  and  the  supreme  heroism  displayed  by  the 
citizen-soldiers  of  both  North  and  South  on  this  ground,  and  on  every 
battlefield  of  the  Civil  War,  have  never  been  equaled  by  any  army  that 
ever  marched  on  earth,  and  will  never  be  excelled  while  time  endures. 

The  morning  of  May  I2th  found  the  enemy  in  front 
of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
still  intent  on  contesting  its  advance,  but  the  regiment  con 
tinued  its  onward  march,  skirmishing  all  day  with  the 
enemy,  and  reaching  Spottsylvania  about  seven  o'clock 
P.  M.  Though  not  directly  engaged,  the  regiment  was 
under  fire  until  eight  o'clock  P.  M.,  when  firing  ceased  and 
the  enemy  retired,  after  which  the  regiment  pitched  tents 
in  the  woods  on  the  left  of  the  road  and  camped  there  dur 
ing  the  night. 

Twenty-five  men  were  detailed  to  go  with  Captain 
Rogers'  I9th  Xew  York  Independent  Battery,  after  the 
battle  of  Spottsylvania,  remaining  therewith  until  the  2Qth 
of  August,  among  whom  were  Christian  Martin,  Jacob  J. 
Eberhardt  and  Gottlieb  Kull  of  Battery  B. 

The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery, 
on  the  morning  of  the  I3th,  without  striking  tents,  advanced 
a  short  distance  in  the  woods,  and  finding  no  enemy,  re 
turned  to  camp,  remaining  there  throughout  the  day  and 
night  without  incident. 


OX    THE    MARCH.  177 

On  the  1 4th  of  May  picket  duty  only  was  required  of 
the  regiment,  a  detail  of  five  men  from  each  company  be 
ing  furnished,  the  balance  of  the  regiment  foraging  among 
other  regiments  encamped  nearby  for  rations,  which  dis 
closed  the  fact  that  the  Provisional  was  not  the  only  troops 
suffering  from  hunger,  and  whose  quartermaster  was  re 
ceiving  expressions  of  dereliction  in  duties  as  such,  by  half- 
famished  men. 


SETH   C.  BOWER, 
Company  C. 

At  daylight  the  following  morning,  in  a  downpour 
of  rain,  the  regiment  was  quickly  formed  in  line  and,  on 
the  double-quick,  hastened  to  the  relief  of  a  provision  train, 
which  was  attacked  by  the  enemy,  successfully  resisting  the 
attack,  capturing  some  prisoners  and,  best  of  all,  receiving 
some  rations,  the  first  furnished  the  regiment  since  the  8th 
of  the  month,  when  three  days'  supply  was  furnished  by 
Quartermaster  Ross  under  great  difficulties  and  risk,  as  the 
regiment  at  that  time  lay  on  the  firing  line. 


I7o  ON    THE    MARCH. 

It  will  be  understood,  although  but  three  days'  rations 
were  issued  to  the  men  on  the  8th,  the  appetites  of  the 
men,  from  overexertion  and  effects  of  the  heat,  were  not 
up  to  the  standard,  very  many  being  able  to  spare,  and 
thus  assist,  in  a  slight  degree,  at  least,  to  appease  the  hunger 
of  other  comrades,  which  they  would  cheerfully  do. 

The  regiment,  after  rescuing  the  wagons  and  receiv 
ing  rations,  returned  to  its  camp,  remaining  there  through 
out  the  1 6th,  throwing  out  pickets  only,  the  rain  con 
tinuing  to  descend,  at  times  in  torrents. 

At  daylight  on  the  morning  of  May  i/th,  fighting  was 
resumed  by  the  Ninth  Corps,  and  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  called  into  action  to 
repel  an  attempt  of  the  enemy  to  get  on  the  left  flank  of 
the  brigade,  which  after  about  one  hour's  fighting  the  regi 
ment  repulsed  and  then  returned  to  its  camp,  where  it  re 
mained  until  about  3  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  May  iQth, 
when  tents  were  struck  and  the  regiment  marched  about 
sixteen  miles,  halting  and  throwing  up  breastworks  near 
a  piece  of  woods  at  about  10  o'clock  A.  M. 

The  enemy  made  another  attack  on  the  wagon  train 
about  12  o'clock,  which  the  Provisional  Regiment  was  sent 
to  repel,  doing  so  with  slight  loss,  and  was  rewarded  with 
three  days'  rations  being  issued  to  the  men ;  after  which 
the  regiment  returned  to  its  position  behind  the  breast 
works  it  had  thrown  up,  and  on  the  advent  of  darkness 
pickets  were  thrown  out  along  its  front. 

On  the  20th  of  May,  soon  after  daylight,  the  enemy 
opened  a  heavy  cannonading,  and  about  noon,  with  in 
creased  violence,  lasting  about  one  hour,  directly  in  front 
of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery, 
indicating  an  advance,  but  which  really  terminated  in  the 
falling  back  of  the  Confederates. 

About  six  o'clock  that  evening  the  regiment  moved 
forward  about  one  mile,  in  line  of  battle,  but,  meeting  no 
enemy,  marching  in  column  was  resumed,  continuing,  with 
little  rest,  until  daylight  of  the  morning  of  the  22d.  when, 
about  thirty  minutes  were  given  the  men  to  rest  and  cook 
coffee,  after  which  the  march  was  resumed,  the  regiment 
crossing  the  Richmond  and  Potomac  railroad  near  Guiney's 


ON    THE    MARCH.  179 

station  about  noon,  and  the  Po  river  shortly  after,  going 
into  camp  at  Bowling  Green  late  in  the  night. 

Rations  were  again  exhausted,  and  officers  as  well 
as  the  men  plucked  growing  corn,  parched,  roasted  and 
ground  it,  to  appease  hunger. 

Marching  was  resumed  early  on  the  morning  of  the 
23d,  continuing  until  two  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following 
day,  the  enemy  being  engaged  with,  more  or  less,  in  a 
sort  of  running  fight,  at  intervals.  The  regiment  bivouaced 
that  night  in  a  pasture  field. 

Shortly  after  daylight  of  May  24th  the  regiment  re 
sumed  its  marching,  reaching  the  North  Anna  river  about 
two  o'clock  P.  M.,  where  skirmishing  with  the  enemy  wras 
again  resumed,  and  continued  until  about  four  o'clock,  when 
the  regiment  forded  the  stream,  almost  waist  deep,  a  heavy 
rainstorm  prevailing  erstwhile,  and  the  enemy  keeping  up 
a  continuous  fire  upon  the  regiment.  Nevertheless,  the 
regiment  successfully  crossed  the  stream,  put  the  enemy 
to  flight  and,  after  throwing  up  breastworks,  lay  down  to 
rest. 

After  sundown  that  night  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  served  with  three  days' 
rations,  and  little  fires  were  kindled  along  the  breastworks 
whereon  coffee  was  made,  and  "feasting"  was  enjoyed  by 
the  tired  and  hungry  men,  stragglers,  who  were  numerous, 
and  mostly  all  feeling  ill,  arriving  throughout  the  night. 

The  regiment  remained  in  the  earthworks  it  had  thrown 
up,  a  continuous  fire  of  musketry  being  maintained  by  the 
enemy,  until  about  midnight  of  the  25th,  when  the  whole 
regiment  was  placed  on  the  picket  line.  Meanwhile  part 
of  the  Ninth  Corps  recrossed  the  North  Anna,  the  Pro 
visional  Regiment  following  about  two. o'clock  P.  M.  of 
May  26th,  destroying  after  it  the  corduroy  bridge  on  which 
it  crossed.  After  marching  about  a  mile  along  the  river 
bank,  the  enemy  shelling  it,  a  halt  was  made  under  cover 
of  a  hill,  and  time  was  given  to  cook  coffee  and  enjoy  re 
freshments. 

The  recrossing  of  the  North  Anna  by  the  Provisional 
Regiment  resembled  a  retreat,  every  man  being  urged  to  do 
his  utmost  to  get  across  the  river  so  as  to  prevent  capture 


l8o  ON   THE   MARCH. 

by  the  enemy.  Though  successfully  accomplished,  it  never 
theless  was  a  close  call,  the  loss  to  the  regiment  being  con 
siderable,  as  it  was  the  rear  guard  of  the  Corps,  and  conse 
quently,  any  straggling  meant  capture  by  the  enemy  or  a 
fight  for  life. 

Gaylord  Wood,  of  Company  A,  was  one  of  the  last  to 
cross  the  Corduroy  Bridge,  and  while  it  was  being  de 
stroyed  a  "belated  picket"  made  his  appearance,  but  was 
compelled  to  ford  and  swim  across  "to  save  mourning  at 
home.''  After  considerable  difficulty  and  near  approach 
to  drowning,  however,  he  managed  to  escape  the  bullets 
sent  after  him. 

At  about  four  o'clock  P.  M.  the  regiment  started  on  a 
forced  march  towards  Cold  Harbor,  stopping  about  twenty 
minutes  for  refreshments  near  St.  Paul's  Church,  shortly 
after  sundown ;  then  continued  the  march  until  midnight, 
when  it  went  into  camp. 

At  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  May  28th,  the  regiment  resumed 
its  marching,  crossing  the  Pamunky  river  at  three  o'clock 
on  the  morning  of  the  29th,  where  a  rest  was  had  until 
about  seven  o'clock.  At  about  that  time  the  enemy's  cavalry 
appeared,  evidently  to  impede  if  not  prevent  the  march,  but 
the  regiment,  forming  line  of  battle,  advanced,  forcing  the 
Confederates  to  fall  back,  but  who  stubbornly  resisted  the 
advance  all  that  day,  and  far  into  the  night;  however,  with 
little  loss  to  the  Provisional  Regiment. 

After  repulsing  the  enemy,  the  regiment  laid  in  line 
until  about  three  o'clock  A.  M.  of  May  3Oth,  when  march 
ing  was  resumed ;  Hanover  Court  House  was  passed  about 
two  o'clock  P.  M.,  soon  after  which  the  enemy  made  a 
charge  on  the  Ninth  Corps,  but  were  repulsed  with  heavy 
loss.  The  Provisional  Regiment  was  in  support  of  a  bat 
tery,  but  received  little  damage. 

About  one  o'clock  A.  M.,  May  3ist,  the  regiment  took 
position  on  the  left  of  Crittenden's  division,  shortly  there 
after  changing  front  and  taking  position  on  the  Mechanics- 
burg  road,  all  the  time  under  heavy  fire,  and  losing  several 
men. 


CHAPTER  III. 
COLD  HARBOR. 

The  marching  was  resumed  about  five  o'clock  A.  M., 
May  3  ist,  and  continued  until  about  midnight,  when  Cold 
Harbor  was  reached.  Three  companies,  B,  C  and  D,  were 
sent  out  on  the  picket  line,  which  was  formed  along  the 
edge  of  a  dense  piece  of  woods,  about  a  mile  and  a  half 
towards  Bethesda  Church,  where  was  a  well-preserved  line 
of  breastworks  thrown  up  by  General  McClellan's  men 
during  the  battle  of  Games'  Mill. 

At  daylight  on  June  ist,  it  was  discovered  that  the 
enemy  was  but  a  short  distance  away,  and  that  a  road  ran 
through  the  woods  into  the  enemy's  line.  During  the  day 
Captain  Samuel  H.  Davis,  of  Company  C,  while  inspecting 
the  picket  line,  was  killed  on  this  road  by  a  sharpshooter, 
who  was  posted  in  a  tree  near  the  Confederate  line,  a  posi 
tion  that  commanded  the  roadway. 

The  body  of  Captain  Davis  was  buried  in  a  piece  of 
woods  about  half  a  mile  to  the  rear  of  where  he  fell,  the 
buttons  on  his  coat  being  taken  by  the  officers  of  the  regi 
ment  to  serve  as  mementoes. 

About  7  o'clock  that  morning  the  Confederates  ad 
vanced  in  force,  driving  in  the  pickets,  under  cover  of  a 
terrific  fire  of  cannon  and  mortar,  but  were  repulsed  by  the 
Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery. 

A  second  assault  was  made  on  the  regiment  about  three 
o'clock  P.  M.,  but  with  no  better  success. 

The  official  return  of  casualties  in  the  regiment  from 
May  22  to  June  i,  1864,  consisted  of  I  officer  and  I  man 
killed;  6  men  wounded  and  2  captured.  Total  loss  10.  The 
officer  killed  was  Captain  Samuel  H.  Davis. 


l82  COLD    HARBOR. 

On  the  morning  of  June  2cl,  a  third  assault,  in  over 
whelming  numbers,  was  made  on  this  regiment,  which  was 
compelled  to  fall  back,  with  the  loss  of  about  60  in  killed, 
wounded  and  missing.  Colonel  \Yilhelm  was  very  slightly 
wounded  in  the  foot,  and  went  to  the  rear. 

Prior  to  the  assault  on  the  regiment,  the  enemy  made 
two  successive  attempts  to  drive  Company  A  and  Company 
F  from  the  picket  line,  but  failed  on  both  occasions.  Lieu 
tenant  John  F.  Harvey  commanded  Company  A,  and  Cap 
tain  George  W.  Webb  commanded  Company  F.  By  stub 
bornly  resisting  the  attack,  the  two  companies  held  the 
enemy  in  check  sufficient  to  permit  the  regiment  and  then 
the  Ninth  Corps  to  form  and  repulse  what  was  intended  as  a 
general  assault.  Many  of  the  two  companies  were  killed, 
wounded  and  captured,  among  the  latter  being  Captain 
Webb,  Lieutenants  Harvey,  Xeiswander  and  others.  Lieu 
tenant  Harvey,  while  exhorting  his  men  to  "stand  up  to 
them,  boys!''  was  seen  to  fall,  and  was  carried  on  the  rolls, 
as  "killed  in  action,"  for  nearly  a  year  thereafter. 

Rallying  again  soon  thereafter,  the  regiment  charged 
the  enemy,  regaining  lost  ground,  re-establishing  the  picket 
line,  receiving  its  killed  and  wounded,  as  well  as  inflicting 
severe  punishment  on  the  enemy  and  capturing  many  pris 
oners. 

The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
again  changed  front,  about  noon,  threw  out  skirmishers  and 
advanced  on  the  enemy,  driving  him  some  distance,  when, 
being  re-inforced,  he  succeeded  in  checking  the  advance  of 
the  regiment,  compelling  it  to  throw  up  earthworks  in  a 
very  heavy  rainstorm,  thus  holding  the  ground  gained, 
though  with  some  loss  to  its  ranks. 

After  the  2cl  of  June,  Colonel  Wilhelm  retired  to  the 
hospital,  and  from  there  was  assigned  to  Forts  Ethan  Allen 
and  Marcy,  in  accordance  with  the  following  order: 

WAR  DEPT.,  ADJT.  GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

Washington,  July  g,  1864. 
SPECIAL  ORDERS, 
No.  232. 

****** 

38.     Col.  Thomas  Wilhelm,  Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania  Heavy 
Artillery,    will    report    in    person    without    delay    to    the    commanding 


COLD    HARBOR.  183 

general    Department   of   Washington    for   assignment   to   the   command 
of  Forts  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy. 

*  *  *  *  *  * 

By  order  of  the   Secretary  of  War: 

E.  D.  TOWNSEND, 
Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

Lieut.  Lafferty,  with  a  detachment  of  Battery  M,  of 
the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  was  also  in  the 
Second  Brigade  of  DeRussy's  division  in  July,  1864,  Col. 
YYilhelm  commanding. 

At  daylight  of  June  3d,  the  regiment  wras  relieved  by 
other  troops,  and  retired  to  the  second  line  of  \vorks,  when 
fighting  was  renewed  with  vigor,  in  front  of  the  Ninth 
Corps,  continuing  throughout  the  day.  At  about  sundown 
the  enemy  made  a  charge  on  troops  just  to  the  left  of  the 
regiment,  but  was  repulsed  with  great  slaughter,  the  Pro 
visional  being  under  fire  but  not  directly  engaged  in  the 
fight. 


Lcavennvorth,  Kansas,  March  22,   1903. 
COMRADE  WARD: 

Your  request  for  recollections  of  services  in  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  is  received. 

I  was  first  Sergeant,  Company  "D,"  of  the  above  named  regiment, 
and  was  in  the  fights  with  my  regiment  at  The  Wilderness,  Spott- 
sylvania,  North  Ann,  Cold  Harbor  and  Petersburg,  Va.,  in  1864. 

At  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864,  a  boy  by  name  of  Lessig,  of  our 
company,  fired  the  first  shot  that  was  fired  on  that  morning.  We 
were  on  a  vidette  picket  line. 

I  captured  the  first  prisoner  that  was  taken  there.  A  captain 
of  I4th  N.  Y.  was  Brigade  Officer  of  the  day.  He  was  halted  by  a 
sentry  I  had  on  post,  holding  a  few  excess  men  for  orders,  after 
placing  our  men  on  vidette  the  night  of  June  2.  They  woke  me  out 
of  a  sound  sleep,  and  the  Captain  and  myself  went  over  the  picket 
line.  This  was  just  before  daybreak,  June  3.  After  going  over  the 
line  covered  by  our  company  I  went  back  to  the  excess  men.  It  then 
just  commenced  to  get  light.  A  rebel  came  out  over  their  works,  to 
which  we  were  very  close,  having  established  our  line  under  cover  of 
night.  He  had  his  gun  strap  let  out  and  his  gun  hanging  over  his 
left  shoulder,  and  was  in  the  act  of  reaching  for  an  overcoat.  I  said : 
"Lessig,  there's  a  man,  bring  him  in.''  Lessig  said :  "No,  here  is  one 
nearer,"  and  pulled  his  gun  up  and  blazed  away.  That  was  the  first 
shot  fired  at  Cold  Harbor  on  June  3,  1864.  The  man  tumbled  over  the 
works ;  we  did  not  know  whether  he  was  killed  or  not.  1  than  "halted" 
the  first  man  we  saw,  and  ordered  him  in.  He  grabbed  for  his  gun, 
and  I  ordered  him  to  drop  it,  which  he  did,  and  double-quick  in, 
which  also  he  did.  All  of  this  was  done  much  quicker  than  I  can 


184  COLD    HARBOR. 

write  it.  I  turned  my  man  over  to  Corporal  Kent,  of  our  company, 
and  Kent  was  shot  through  the  arm  in  taking  the  prisoner  back. 

An  Orderly  then  came  in  to  our  picket  line,  and  I  was  sent  along 
the  picket  line  to  order  it  to  fall  back.  I  was  shot  at  more  than  a 
dozen  times  while  doing  so.  This  was  toward  the  left  of  the  line. 

Soon  after  that  came  volley  after  volley  of  cannon — the  beginning 
of  one  of  the  hardest  battles  of  the  Civil  War,  for  the  time  it  lasted. 
It  has  been  stated  that  10,000  men  were  lost  there  in  about  an  hour. 

On  the  night  of  June  2  our  regiment  was  ordered  to  make  a  charge. 
The  order  was  countermanded  and  another  brigade  made  the  charge. 
We  supported  a  battery,  in  which  we  lost  several  men.  Jerry  Martin, 
one  of  our  color  guard,  lost  an  arm ;  a  boy  named  Raum  was  wounded 
by  a  piece  of  shell ;  Ed.  Hess  and  several  others  were  also  hit. 

After  the  fighting  was  over,  my  company  was  detailed  for  picket, 
and  while  on  that  duty  the  above  incident  occurred  on  the  morning 
of  the  3d. 

We  left  Alexandria  with  135  men  in  Company  D ;  after  the  Wilder 
ness  we  had  90;  after  Spottsylvania  and  Cold  Harbor  he  had  60.  After 
the  fight  on  June  I7th  at  Petersburg  we  had  41 ;  and  after  the  "Crater" 
fight,  on  July  3Oth,  only  17  men  reported,  with  a  corporal  in  command, 
and  some  of  them  were  wounded.  So  you  see  what  we  were  up 
against.  And  what  was  true  of  Company  "D"  was  also  true  of  the 
whole  regiment.  Captain  Exton  was  hit  three  times — left  arm,  shoulder 
and  cheek,  all  slight  wounds,  however, — on  June  i/th. 

I  was  wounded  on  the  lyth  of  June.  The  wound  was  in  the 
right  arm  near  the  shoulder,  fracturing  the  bone  and  passing  down 
ward  and  back.  A  Michigan  man  tore  up  a  shelter  tent  and  made  a 
"sling"  to  get  my  arm  in ;  I  was  fortunate  in  being  able  to  walk ;  I  was 
fortunate  also  in  finding  the  Division  Hospital  in  the  woods.  Such 
a  place  beggars  description,  no  accommodations,  only  the  ground  for 
our  bed  and  the  broad  canopy  of  heaven  for  our  cover.  On  every 
side  nothing  but  wounded  men  (boys).  Not  surgeons  enough  to  care 
for  one-quarter  of  the  men  there  needing  their  care,  and  when  one 
could  get  the  attention  of  a  surgeon,  he  was  treated  by  them  as  though 
he  was  a  brute,  in  place  of  a  human  being.  It  was  probably  eight  or 
nine  o'clock  the  next  morning  before  I  found  a  surgeon.  He  was  a 
man  of  perhaps  27  or  28,  and  ranked  as  a  Major.  I  asked  him  to 
dress  my  wound.  He  said  gruffly :  "Where  are  you  wounded?"  I  said: 
"In  my  right  arm;  the  bone  is  broken,"  etc.  I  had  cut  my  blouse 
and  shirt  sleeves  so  that  they  could  be  thrown  back  over  my  shoulder. 
My  arm  was  swollen  as  large  as  my  leg  by  that  time.  His  first  act 
was  to  say :  "Let  me  hurt  you,"  beginning  to  work  his  little  fingers 
from  either  side  of  wound  in  it,  to  see  how  badly  the  bone  was  frac 
tured.  I  said,  "You  can't  do  that  to  me."  He  wheeled  on  his  heel 
and  very  indignantly  said,  "Get  some  one  else  to  dress  your  wound," 
which  I  did  later  on.  It  has  always  been  with  regret  that  I  did  not 
strike  him  and  flatten  his  nose  to  his  face  with  my  good  left  arm. 
I  never  knew  who  he  was.  Later  I  found  Assistant  Surgeon  Luther 
Phillips,  who  belonged  to  the  i-jth  N.  Y.  Hy.,  and  was  on  detached 
duty  with  our  regiment.  This  was  on  the  i8th  of  June,  and  my  wound 
had  no  more  attention  till  the  22d,  when  I  got  to  Washington  in  Old 
Harewood  Hospital.  When  I  got  there  the  "maggots"  dropped  out  of 
my  wound.  We  were  sent  from  Division  Hospital  in  the  woods  to 
City  Point,  and  took  an  old  army  wagon  for  ambulance,  sitting  flat 


CHAUNCEY   L.  KNAPP, 

First  Sereant  Co.  I). 


Wounded  June  17,  iS64.  necessitating 
amputation  of  right  arm. 


1 86  COLD    HARBOR. 

on  the  bottom,  and  I  held  my  right  wounded  arm  in  my  left  hand 
to  break  what  jar  I  could.  I  think  the  driver  who  took  us  down  there 
never  missed  a  stone  or  stump  all  the  way  that  he  did  not  run  over. 

We  were  to  take  Hospital  Boat  to  Washington,  but  when  we  got 
there  the  guard  would  not  admit  us  to  it,  saying,  "None  but  severely 
wounded  could  go  on  board."  He  thought  my  wound  was  not  severe 
enough  as  I  could  walk. 

Presently,  however,  I  found  Capt.  Exton,  by  good  luck ;  he  did 
not  know  that  I  was  wounded  before,  nor  did  I  that  he  was.  He 
ordered  the  guard  to  let  me  on  board,  saying  to  him,  "This  man  is 
my  Orderly  Sergeant." 

I  will  go  back  to  the  Division  Hospital   in  the  woods   again. 

Morning,  i8th. — In  trying  to  find  a  surgeon  I  found  Lieutenant 
Benj.  F.  Emigh.  I  think  he  belonged  to  Company  C  of  our  regiment. 
He  was  shot  through  the  left  knee.  I  said :  "Ben,  how  badly  are  you 
hurt?"  He  pointed  to  a  tag  on  his  lapel,  which  said,  "Amputate." 
He  was  also  wounded  while  on  a  stretcher  when  being  carried  off  the 
held.  In  the  woods  they  fairly  butchered  that  poor  boy — they  cut  his 
leg  off,  and  such  a  poor  job  they  made  of  it  that  they  cut  it  the  second 
time  with  the  same  result  as  at  first,  and  then  they  cut  the  leg  off  the 
third  time  close  up  to  the  thigh.  This  I  know  to  be  a  fact,  as  we 
were  "chums"  after  the  war  for  years  until  I  came  west. 
Yours  in  F.,  C  and  L,., 

CHAUXCEY  L.  KNAPP, 
ist  Sergt.  Prov.  2d  Pa.  H.  Art'y.  Co.  D.".  . 


An  advance  was  made  by  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  about  seven  o'clock  on  the 
morning  of  June  4th,  the  regiment  participating  in  a  charge, 
driving  the  enemy  from  its  position,  following  in  a  running 
fight  until  about  three  o'clock  P.  M.,  when  a  halt  was  made 
in  a  pine  woods,  rain  descending  in  torrents.  The  regiment 
remained  in  the  woods  all  that  night,  rations  being  served 
about  eight  o'clock.  Very  few  men  in  the  regiment  had 
had  anything  to  eat  for  forty-eight  hours,  and  were  nearly 
exhausted  with  fatigue  as  well. 

The  appearance  of  the  regiment  at  roll  call  next  morn 
ing,  as  compared  with  its  full  ranks  at  Brandy  Station, 
was  a  contrast  to  be  long  remembered,  barely  one-half  of 
its  original  number  was  in  a  condition  to  do  any  service 
whatever,  the  loss  in  killed,  wounded,  captured  and  miss 
ing  numbering  very  many  men,  and  the  major  part  of  those 
answering  roll-call  on  this  occasion  were  really  more  fit 
for  the  hospital  than  for  military  service  in  the  field. 


COLD    HARBOR. 


i87 


Nevertheless,  the  regiment  that  day  moved  about  two 
miles  to  the  right,  and  assisted  in  repulsing  an  attack  of 
the  enemy,  after  which  it  was  engaged  the  balance  of  the 
day  and  all  night  in  building  and  strengthening  breastworks, 
the  next  day,  June  6th,  finding  it  engaged  in  the  same 
capacity,  added  to  which  large  details  from  each  company 
were  made  to  do  picket  duty. 

On  the  /th  of  June  the  regiment  remained  in  the 
breastworks,  which  were  under  a  heavy  fire  of  shells  from 


ELIAS   P.  SHOCKLEY. 
Company  H. 

cohorn  mortars  and  cannon,   three  men  being  killed   and 
four  wounded. 

\Yhile  on  the  line  of  pickets,  making  his  usual  rounds, 
some  time  after  midnight,  Lieut.  J.  F.  Anderson,  of  Com 
pany  A,  \vas  taken  prisoner  with  two  others,  and  two  or 
three  others  were  slightly  wounded.  Anderson  made  his 
escape  from  prison  on  the  i/th  of  February,  1865. 


l88  COLD    HARBOR. 

Being  relieved  by  other  troops  on  the  morning  of  June 
8th,  the  regiment  retired  to  camp  some  distance  to  the  rear, 
and  was  engaged  in  drilling  and  ordinary  camp  .duty  only 
until  the  night  of  the  nth,  when  it  again  entered  the 
trenches,  remaining  there,  under  a  continuous  fire  of  the 
enemy,  until  about  dusk  on  June  I2th,  when  it  left  the 
breastworks,  and,  with  the  Ninth  Corps,  started  on  the 
march  towards  Petersburg,  acting  as  rear  guard  to  the 
corps. 

The  march  was  kept  up  until  three  o'clock  the  next 
morning,  when  a  halt  was  made  in  a  valley  near  the  York 
river,  the  men  taking  advantage  thereof  to  make  coffee,  of 
which  a  limited  supply  was  possessed  by  the  men,  but  much 
less,  if  any,  possessed  any  other  rations.  The  atmosphere 
changed  from  very  warm  to  almost  freezing  in  this  valley, 
and  the  sudden  change  was  severely  felt  by  the  men. 

At  daylight  marching  was  again  resumed,  the  regi 
ment  passing  White  House  about  noon,  and  at  midnight 
encamped  in  a  corn  field,  where  the  men  parched  corn  to 
appease  their  appetites. 

Resuming  the  march  at  daybreak  of  the  I4th,  the 
Chickahominy  river  was  crossed  near  Pleasant  Grove,  and 
at  eleven  o'clock  the  York  and  Richmond  railroad,  the 
regiment  going  into  camp  soon  after  dark,  on  the  edge  of 
a  woods.  The  forced  marching  made  heavy  inroads  on  the 
strength  of  the  command,  stragglers  galore  being  seen  in 
all  directions,  and  that  night  the  Provisional  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  resembled  more  a  small  battalion 
than  a  regiment,  many  men  succumbing  to  fatigue  and  sun 
stroke,  the  effects  of  which  proved  even  more  disastrous  to 
the  regiment  than  did  bullet  and  shell.  And  this  state  of 
affairs  did  not  apply  to  this  regiment  alone,  but  was  equally 
as  severe  in  other  regiments.  In  going  into  camp  not  over 
one  in  five  of  the  men  pitched  tents,  but  just  threw  them 
selves  down  and  went  to  sleep. 


i89 


CHAPTER  IV. 
PETERSBURG. 

Marching  was  resumed  at  daylight  of  June  I5th.  the 
Provisional  crossing  the  James  river  on  pontoons  at  West- 
over  landing  about  nine  o'clock  A.  M.,  where  a  halt  was 
made  until  about  two  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  i6th. 
At  that  time  the  regiment  started  on  a  forced  march  for 
Petersburg,  about  thirty-six  miles  distant,  stopping  about 
ten  minutes  for  rest  about  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  the  sun  being 
broiling  hot,  dust  very  thick,  with  no  rations  and  very  little 
water  to  be  had  after  leaving  the  James  river. 

From  June  2  to  June  15,  1864,  the  official  report  of  cas 
ualties  in  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  were:  3  men  killed,  17  wounded,  4  officers  and  81 
men  captured  or  missing.  Total,  105.  In  this  official  re 
port  no  notice  is  taken  of  the  wounding  of  Colonel  Wil- 
helm. 

About  dusk  that  night  the  regiment  reached  a  position 
in  rear  of  the  Second  Corps,  the  men  being  hungry,  footsore 
and  weary,  and,  laying  on  arms  during  the  night,  with  shot 
and  shell  dropping  around  them,  were  soon  asleep  withal. 

General  Meade  gave  orders  to  attack  the  enemy  at  day 
light  on  the  morning  of  June  17,  1864,  and  two  divisions 
of  the  Ninth  Corps — Ledlie's  and  Potter's — were  selected 
to  make  the  attack,  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  belonging  to  the  former  command. 

At  daylight  of  June  I7th,  the  Provisional  Regiment 
formed  line  of  battle  and  advanced  under  a  heavy  fire  of 
shot,  shell  and  musketry,  over  a  field  the  Eighteenth  Corps 
fought  over  the  two  days  previous,  and  on  which  many  dead 
and  wounded  still  lay. 


19°  PETERSBURG. 

A  comrade,  famishing  for  water,  was  wounded  by  a 
piece  of  shell,  and  Gaylor  \Yood,  of  Company  A,  being 
apprised  of  it,  ran  over  to  the  wounded  comrade  and  handed 
his  full  canteen  to  him,  taking  the  empty  one,  saying,  'The 
Lord  will  provide." 

The  firing  was  so  heavy  the  regiment  took  cover  be 
hind  a  hill,  on  which  the  enemy  concentrated  his  fire,  com 
pelling  the  regiment  to  remain  there  until  towards  evening, 
when  it  advanced  to  a  ravine  a  short  distance  in  front, 
where  arms  were  stacked. 

Shortly  after,  Major  Marsland  called  "Attention, 
Second  Heavy!"  and  the  adjutant  announced  that  the  regi 
ment  would  be  called  upon  to  make  a  charge  on  the  enemy's 
lines  that  evening. 

About  eight  o'clock  the  regiment  advanced,  crossing 
the  run  and  ascending  the  opposite  embankment,  on  gaining 
which  the  command  "Double  quick!"  was  given,  and  the 
regiment,  first  crossing  an  oat  field,  then  an  open  field  con 
taining  a  wide  ditch,  all  the  time  under  a  heavy  fire  of 
grape,  canister  and  musketry,  charged  into  the  enemy's 
breastworks,  driving  the  Confederates  therefrom  and  cap 
turing  many  prisoners.  The  regiment  held  the  works  until 
about  two  o'clock  the  next  day.  under  a  continuous  heavy 
fire  from  the  enemy,  when  troops  from  the  Second  Corps 
came  forward  and  relieved  the  regiment,  permitting  it  to 
return  to  the  rear  to  reorganize  its  ranks. 

In  this  charge  Company  C  alone  lost  39  in  killed  and 
wounded. 

John  D.  \Yareing,  color  sergeant,  was  the  first  man 
to  fall,  having  his  leg  taken  off  by  a  grape  shot.  Minus 
Devins  picked  up  and  carried  the  flag  a  short  distance, 
when  he  too  was  shot  clown,  and  died  from  the  wound. 
Corporal  John  F.  Decker,  of  Company  K,  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  leg  immediately  after  \Yareing  fell.  Lieu 
tenant  Thomas  C.  Sharp  was  killed  next,  followed  by  Lieu 
tenant  Samuel  W.  Clark  having  a  leg  shot  off.  This  left 
Company  C  without  a  commissioned  officer,  and  soon  the 
orderly  sergeant,  O'Leary,  fell,  leaving  the  company  with 
but  one  sergeant  and  a  corporal  to  guide  the  men.  After 
the  above  the  men  seemed  to  be  falling  at  every  step,  and 


PETERSBURG.  191 

the  regiment  was  nearly  depleted  of  commissioned  officers 
and  first  sergeants. 

Company  A  went  into  the  fight  without  a  com 
missioned  officer,  as  Captain  Krepps,  who  was  taken  sick 
at  Alexandria  was  still  absent,  and  Lieutenants  Anderson 
and  Harvey  were  captured  at  Cold  Harbor.  First  Sergeant 
David  Wolf  was  in  command,  but  early  in  the  engagement 
was  severely  wounded  while  endeavoring  to  capture  a  Con 
federate  flag,  and  while  being  assisted  to  the  rear  was  again 
shot  and  killed. 

At  roll  call  on  the  morning  of  June  18,  1864,  less  than 
one-third  of  the  original  membership  of  the  regiment  an 
swered  thereto.  The  day  was  spent  in  burying  the  dead 
and  recovering  the  wounded. 

The  following  day  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsyl 
vania  Heavy  Artillery  lay  in  camp,  no  rations  and  little 
water  fit  for  drinking  purposes  was  to  be  had. 


ONE  DAY  WITH  THE  "PROVISIONAL." 

After  crossing  the  James  river,  June  15,  1864,  we  were  a  tired 
and  foot-sore  lot  of  boys,  but  on  the  morning  of  the  i6th  we  took  up 
our  forced  march  for  the  front,  and  about  10  o'clock  the  following 
day  we  heard  the  booming  of  artillery  in  our  front,  when  the  boys 
began  to  cheer  and  close  up,  knowing  that  the  terrible  march  was  soon 
to  come  to  an  end.  About  noon  we  came  to  a  large  opening  in  the 
timber,  but  we  soon  discovered  it  was  slashing  nearly  half  a  mile 
wide,  and  the  worst  we  ever  had  been  up  against.  It  had  been  pine 
timber  from  4  to  8  inches  over,  and  cut  so  as  to  fall  one  way,  and 
those  Jack  pines  hanging  on  the  stump  about  3  feet  from  the  ground, 
the  branches  all  trimmed  off,  with  the  sharp  points  meeting  us,  and 
so  close  together  you  could  not  see  through  them.  As  soon  as  we 
came  to  them  we  were  immediately  ordered  into  line  of  battle.  Well, 
we  were  ragged  enough  before  we  struck  that,  but  when  we  finally 
got  through  that  slashing  our  clothes  were  hanging  ir  takers.  This 
place  had  been  commanded  by  a  field  fort  nearly  a  mile  distant, 
which  had  been  taken  the  evening  before  by  the  old  regiment  in  the 
i8th  Corps,  as  the  dead  were  still  laying  on  the  ground.  It  was 
in  the  outer  defences  around  Petersburg.  A  portion  of  this  field 
was  planted  in  corn.  We  only  advanced  a  short  distance  until  we 
came  to  a  ravine,  when  we  were  halted  in  line,  and  the  Johnnies  were 
busy  over  on  the  other  side  running  their  guns  into  battery.  Our 
troops  had  a  heavy  skirmish  line  over  on  their  side  only  a  little  lower 
down  under  the  brow  of  the  hill.  The  officer  in  command  of  these 
troops  called  over  to  us  saying:  "Whoever  has  command  of  those 
troops  had  better  move  out  of  that  or  you  will  be  cut  to  pieces,"  when 


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we  were  ordered  forward,  and  had  not  gone  more  than  a  hundred 
paces  down  toward  the  ravine  when  the  battery  opened  with  grape 
and  canister,  the  shots  barely  going  over  our  heads,  and  literally 
sweeping  the  ground  we  had  occupied  only  about  two  minutes  before. 
On  entering  the  ravine,  we  laid  down  to  rest.  Part  of  the  regiment 
was  then  advanced  up  the  other  side,  on  the  skirmish  line.  Here  we 
found  a  spring  of  good,  clear,  cold  water,  something  we  had  not 
tasted  since  we  left  Spottsylvania.  Fighting  was  now  brisk  all  along 
the  line,  but  we  were  allowed  to  rest  until  toward  evening,  when  we 
were  ordered  to  fall  in  line,  and  then  moved  down  the  ravine  to  the 
right,  in  rear  of  part  of  the  Second  Division,  which  had  been  repulsed 
twice  in  the  afternoon  trying  to  take  a  masked  battery  in  an  angle 
of  a  woods  on  the  crest  of  the  hill.  We  formed  in  line — I4th  N.  Y. 
in  front,  Provisional  in  second  line,  supporting,  when  the  order  rang 
out:  "Forward!  Double  quick!  Charge!"  Both  lines  started  up  that 
hill,  but  the  Johnnies  had  been  watching  us  long  enough  to  get  ready 
for  us,  for  in  less  than  three  minutes  it  was  so  dark  you  could  not  see 
ten  paces  either  way,  from  smoke  of  guns  and  bursting  shells.  They 
were  simply  cutting  us  to  pieces,  and  then,  to  add  to  the  horror  of 
the  situation,  part  of  the  I4th  N.  Y.  gave  way  and  fell  back  on  us, 
and  we  could  not  go  forward  until  we  moved  to  the  right  flank  and 
got  around  them,  when,  with  a  forward  dash,  we  took  the  rebel 
works,  with  two  cannon,  but  with  a  terrible  loss — Company  B  losing 
5  killed  and  26  wounded,  and  I  understood  the  other  companies  suf 
fered  about  the  same  loss.  It  was  then  dark,  and  other  troops  coming 
forward  we  turned  in  to  care  for  our  dead  and  wounded,  and  worked 
nearly  all  night  attending  to  them.  The  next  morning,  the  iSth, 
when  we  got  together  it  certainly  was  a  scene  of  sadness  to  witness. 
When  Orderly  Sergeant  Deiderich  called  the  roll  and  so  few  to  answer 
"here,"  and  no  response  to  so  many  names  that  sang  out  "here"  on 
the  evening  before  the  charge.  Although  Sergeant  Deiderich  was  as 
brave  a  boy  in  battle  as  ever  lived,  when  so  many  of  those  boys' 
voices  were  silent  that  were  used  to  answering  "here!"  he  broke 
down  and  wept,  and  I  admit  most  all  of  us  did  the  same.  From 
that  on  it  was  dig  and  fight  every  day,  and  night  too,  until  the  battle 
of  the  "Crater,"  July  30,  1864,  when  we,  as  a  regiment,  were  about 
wiped  out. 

JOHN    P.   DAVIS, 

Company   B. 


The  following  are  extracts  from  the  Report  of  Gen 
eral  Ledlie,  commanding  the  Division  to  which  the  Pro 
visional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  at 
tached  : 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  DIVISION,   NINTH  ARMY  CORPS. 

Near   Petersburg,   Va.,   July    i,    1864. 

Sir:    I    have   the   honor,    very    respectfully,   to   transmit   a   report   of   the   opera 
tions   of  the   First   Division   of  the   Ninth   Army   Corps  on   the    I7th   of  June,    1864: 
About    5    p.    m.    on   the    i6th    of   June    mv    division    arrived,    after    a   long    and 
tedious   march    from   the   James    River,    and   was   placed   in   position    at   right  angles 
to  the  Petersburg  and   Suffolk  State  Road,  covering  a  wood  road  running  through 


193 


JOHN  P.  DAVIS, 

Company  B. 
Received  eight  wounds  July  30,  1864. 


194  PETERSBURG. 

a  piece  of  timber  in  front  of  the  main  line  of  the  enemy's  works.  During  the 
night  I  constructed  breast-works  in  front  of  my  lines,  and  at  daylight  on  the 
morning  of  the  i^th  I  was  ordered  to  move  forward  in  support  of  General 
Potter,  who  was  then  advancing  on  the  enemy's  works,  comprising  Battery 
14,  with  its  connecting  lines  of  defense.  I  immediately  ordered  forward  my 
division,  and  occupied  Battery  15  and  Battery  16,  with  the  earth  works  con 
necting.  With  the  exception  of  several  slight  changes,  my  division  remained  in 
the  last-named  position  until  about  A  p.  m.,  when  I  was  ordered  to  support 
an  attack  to  be  made  bv  the  Third  Division,  under  General  Willcox,  and  ac 
cordingly  moved  my  command  to  the  ravine  in  front, -and  to  the  right  of  the 
Shrands  house.  The  Third  Division  not  having  succeeded  in  its  attack,  I  was 
ordered  about  5.30  p.  m.,  to  form  my  division  for  a  charge  upon  the 
enemy's  works,  which  were  from  300  to  500  yards  west  of  the  ravine.  I  ordered 
the  First  Brigade  under  Col.  J.  P.  Gould,  and  the  Second  rsngaae,  unaer  Lieut. 
Col.  Joseph  H.  Barnes,  to  form  in  line  of  battle  below  the  crest  of  the  hill 
west  of  the  ravine,  and  placed  the  Twenty-first  Massachusetts  Volunteers  on  the 
right  of  the  line,  the  left  connecting  with  the  main  line  of  battle,  but  forming 
a  line  at  an  angle  of  about  45  degrees  to  the  main  line,  to  cover  any  flank 
movement  that  might  be  made  by  the  enemy  on  my  right,  and  the  left  of  the 
Second  Brigade  was  ordered  to  be  thrown  back  at  about  the  same  angle  for 
the  accomplishment  of  the  same  object  on  my  left.  The  Third  Brigade  under 
Lieut.  Col.  B.  G.  Barney,  was  formed  in  two  lines  about  100  paces  in  rear 
of  the  First  and  Second  Brigades.  The  One  Hundredth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
under  Lieutenant-Colonel  Dawson,  were  thrown  put  as  skirmishes  and  covered 
the  front  of  nearly  the  whole  line.  At  this  juncture  the  enemy's  batteries 
— one  in  front  of  the  extreme  left  c  f  my  line,  one  still  farther  to  the  left, 
and  one  some  distance  on  the  right  (all  of  which  swept  the  position  we  were 
about  to  storm) — opened  with  shell  and  canister  upon  my  lines,  killing  and  wound 
ing  32  men  before  I  advanced.  The  skirmishers  were  then  temporarily  with 
drawn;  but  in  a  short  time  afterward  they  were  thrown  forward,  and  I  gave 
the  order  for  the  charge,  with  directions  to  my  command  not  to  fire  a  shot 
until  reaching  the  enemy's  lines.  The  line  was  then  moved  forward  with  bayo 
nets  fixed,  charging  at  a  run  over  the  entire  distance  with  steadiness  and 
Bravery.  The  Third  Brigade  followed  enthusiastically,  gaining  distance  at  some 
points  on  the  first  line.  The  men  charged  the  works  fiercely  and  bravely, 
mounted  the  parapet  and  leaping  quite  over  the  ditch  into  the  enemy's  lines, 
where  the  fight  became  a  hand-to-hand  conflict,  my  men  using  the  bayonets 
and  breech,  and  succeeded  in  carrying  the  works  in  handsome  style.  The  troops 
pressed  forward  and  also  succeeded  in  taking  another  line  of  the  enemy's  works, 
running  at-  a  slight  angle  to  the  main  line,  and  refusing  at  a  point  about  mid 
way  between  that  and  the  woods  in  rear.  The  enemy  then  kept  up  a  desul 
tory  fire  for  several  hours  from  the  woods,  which  was  steadily  returned  by  my 
command.  Too  much  praise  cannot  be  accorded  the  men  making  this  charge, 
subject  as  they  were  not  only  to  a  terrible  fire  of  shell  and  canister  from  the 
batteries  previously  referred  to  (which  raked  the  whole  of  the  field  from  the 
ravine  to  the  enemy's  works),  but  to  heavy  and  continuous  volleys  of  musketry, 
•without  discharging  a  single  piece  in  defense  until  the  object  of  the  charge  was 
accomplished. 

My  brigade  commanders  deserve  especial  praise  for  the  gallant  manner 
in  which  they  led  their  troops,  and  the  valuable  assistance  rendered  me  in 
carrying  out  the  orders  received  from  the  corps  commander.  The  First  Brigade 
(comprising  the  Fifty-sixth,  Fifty-seventh,  and  Fifty-ninth  Massachusetts  Volun 
teers)  was  commanded  by  Col.  J.  P.  Gould;  The  Second  Brigade  (composed  of 
the  Twenty-first  and  Twenty-ninth  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  the  One  hundredth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  the  One  hundredth  and  Seventy-ninth  New  York 
Volunteers)  was  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  H.  Barnes;  the  Third  Bri 
gade  (composed  of  the  Fourteenth  New  York  Volunteer  Artillery,  and  the 
Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery)  was  commanded  by  Lieut. 

Col.   B.   G.   Barnev. 

******«*» 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES   H.   LEDLIE, 

Brigadier-General   Comdg.    First  Division,   Ninth  Army   Corps. 
Lieut.   Col.   LEWIS  RICHMOND, 

Assistant  Adjutant-General,  Ninth  Army  Corps. 

About  ten  o'clock  P.  M.,  of  the  2Oth  of  June,  the 
Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  again 
moved  to  the  front  line  of  \vorks,  relieving  the  colored 


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troops  therein,  and  remained  there,  under  continuous  fire 
of  sharpshooters  and  cohorn  mortars,  until  the  22d,  when 
it  was  relieved  and  returned  to  camp,  where  two  days' 
rations  were  served  the  men. 

The  regiment  returned  to  the  pits  on  the  following 
evening,  and  on  the  25th  rations  were  again  served  the 
men,  including  whiskey,  the  first  rations  of  the  latter  served 
the  regiment  since  leaving  Alexandria.  The  whiskey  was 
"salted"  with  quinine,  as  chills  and  fever  were  beginning 
to  make  themselves  known  among  the  troops,  owing  prin 
cipally  to  the  \vater  they  were  compelled  to  use. 

The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
Regiment  remained  in  the  trenches  until  the  night  of  June 
28th,  when  it  was  relieved  and  retired  to  its  camp  in  the 
rear,  losing  in  the  last  five  days  30  men,  killed  and  wounded, 
by  sharpshooters  and  shells. 

The  Official  Records,  from  June  I5th  to  the  3Oth, 
1864,  places  the  losses  in  the  regiment  as  follows:  Killed, 
i  officer  and  39  men;  wounded,  6  officers  and  187  men; 
captured  and  missing,  13  men — a  total  loss  in  fifteen  days 
of  246  officers  and  enlisted  men. 

Part  of  the  regiment  was  returned  to  the  pits  on  the 
evening  of  the  29th,  Company  B  being  placed  on  the 
picket  line;  and  the  following  evening  the  balance  of  the 
regiment  re-entered  the  earthworks.  Company  B  was  re 
lieved  from  picket  duty  early  on  the  morning  of  July  I, 
and  returned  to  the  regiment  in  the  pits. 

The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
remained  in  the  earthworks  until  the  night  of  July  loth, 
when  it  was  relieved  by  the  rooth  Regiment  of  Pennsyl 
vania  Volunteers. 

The  loss  in  killed,  wounded  and  missing  since  June 
29th  reached  twenty-four,  officers  and  men. 

On  the  evening  of  July  n,  1864,  the  regiment  was 
again  marched  into  the  trenches,  and  thus  alternating  with 
the  looth  Pennsylvania  until  the  morning  of  July  28th, 
when  the  Provisional  Regiment  was  relieved  and  retired 
to  its  camp,  where  it  was  inspected  by  the  brigade  com 
mander,  after  which  rations  and  forty  additional  rounds 
of  cartridges  were  issued  to  the  men. 


196  PETERSBURG. 

At  two  o'clock  A.  M.,  July  30,  1864,  the  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  entered  the  pits  again, 
this  time  immediately  in  front  of  the  fort  that  Col.  Pleas- 
ants'  48th  Pennsylvania  Regiment  had  undermined  and 
charged  with  powder. 

The  issuing  of  ammunition  to  the  Provisional  men, 
and  the  placing  of  them  in  this  position  admonished  them 
there  was  something  going  to  be  done  out  of  the  ordinary 
daily  routine  of  dodging  sharpshooters  and  "juking"  mor 
tar  shells. 

On  re-entering  the  breastworks  about  two  o'clock  on 
the  morning  of  July  3Oth,  the  Provisional  men  were  ordered 
to  remain  quiet  as  possible,  but  not  permit  themselves  to 
become  asleep,  as  they  would  be  called  upon  soon  to  make 
an  attack  on  the  Confederate  line.  It  was  not  very  long, 
however,  before  every  man  in  the  regiment  knew  what  to 
anticipate,  as  the  many  officers  passing  along  the  line  gave 
indications  that  the  mine  underneath  the  fort  in  their  front 
was  to  be  sprung,  and  that  the  second  brigade  of  Ledlie's 
division,  composed  of  a  few  hundred  men  of  the  I79th 
N.  Y.,  the  1 4th  New  York  and  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  were  to  lead  the  assault,  the 
New  York  regiments  laying  on  the  Provisional^  left  and  in 
a  more  direct  line  with  the  objective  point  of  attack. 

Colonel  Pleasants,  of  the  48th  Pennsylvania,  ignited 
the  fuse  leading  to  the  explosives  underneath  the  fort  a 
few  minutes  before  break  of  day,  but  owing  to  a  flaw  in 
the  fuse  the  explosion  did  not  follow,  in  consequence  of 
which  one  of  the  48th's  men  cra\vled  into  the  mine  and 
remedied  the  defect. 

The  effects  of  the  suspense  was  very  trying  on  the 
nerves  of  the  men,  but  at  4.45  o'clock  the  explosion  took 
place,  when,  after  a  short  elapse  of  time,  the  brigade  was 
ordered  to  charge.  Lieutenant  Colonel  Barney,  who  was 
in  command  of  the  Provisional  Regiment,  shouted :  "For 
ward,  Second  Heavy !"  and  in  an  instant  every  man  was 
scaling  the  breastworks  and  pressing  forward  on  the  heels 
of  the  1 4th  New  York,  which  regiment  faltered  as  it  ap 
proached  the  "crater,"  seeing  which,  Barney  again  cried 
out,  "Forward,  Second  Heavy!"  and,  pressing  through  the 


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New  Yorkers,  the  Provisional  Regiment,  with  a  shout, 
tore  away  the  abatis  in  their  front  and  charged  directly 
into  the  crater.  Captain  John  Norris,  who  commanded  the 
Second  Battalion  of  the  regiment,  was  the  first  man  to  enter 
the  enemy's  works,  and  led  his  men  over  one  hundred 
yards  beyond,  when,  seeing  he  was  not  supported  by  the 
New  York  regiment,  he  fell  back  into  the  crater  with  his 
men,  fighting  the  enemy  all  the  way. 

The  Confederates  then  rallied,  and  poured  a  deadly 
hail  of  shot,  shell,  canister  and  musketry  into  the  crater, 
but  the  Provisional  held  its  position  until  about  ten  o'clock, 
with  the  balance  of  the  brigade,  which  included  the  I4th 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Some  time  after  the  Provisional  Regiment  fell  back, 
the  Ninth  Corps  colored  troops  were  sent  forward,  and  ad 
vanced  a  short  distance  beyond  the  "crater,"  when  they 
halted.  A  small  body  of  Confederates  charged  them  with 
a  yell,  when  they  broke  and  came  tumbling  back  over  the 
works,  with  fixed  bayonets,  compelling  many  of  the  Pro 
visional  boys  to  fall  back  with  them,  but  many  remained, 
fighting  desperately,  amid  fearful  carnage,  until  they  were 
compelled  to  surrender,  among  whom  were : 

Captain  John  Norris,  David  Ruckel,  Clarence  Wilson,  David 
Faulkner,  James  Gibson,  John  L.  Bailey,  David  R.  Pringle,  Isaac  J. 
Miller,  Joseph  Albright,  Samuel  W.  Blair,  Wm.  McCauley,  Irving  T. 
Hartman,  David  Samberger,  James  Luke,  Geo.  Davidson,  Abraham 
Cussman,  John  F.  Collom,  Wm.  B.  Wood,  John  D.  Simpson. 

The  1 4th  New  York  claims  to  have  been  the  first 
troops  to  enter  the  crater.  Such  is  not  the  case,  for  the 
Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  not 
only  the  first  Union  troops  to  do  so,  but  was  also  the  last 
of  such  men  to  leave  it,  that,  too,  as  prisoners  of  war, 
having  valiantly  defended  their  position  till  overpowered 
and  unable  to  escape. 

That  the  Provisional  Regiment  stood  the  brunt  of  the 
battle  is  without  a  doubt,  and  General  Burnside,  in  his 
"Conduct  of  the  War"  says:  "One  regiment,  the  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  advanced  some  one  hundred 
yards  beyond  the  crater,  but,  not  supported,  fell  back." 

Lieut.   Col.    Robinson,   commanding    the   Brigade    to 


i9S 


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which  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 
was  attached,  in  page  541,  Serial  80,  War  Reports,  made 
his  report  as  follows: 

.     HDQRS.    SECOND    BRIG.,    FIRST    Div.,    NINTH    ARMY    CORPS, 

Before  Petersburg,  Va.f  August  3,    1864. 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  on  the  evening  of  the  2gth  of  July, 
1864,  this  brigade  moved,  under  command  of  Col.  E.  G.  Marshall,  from  the 
line  occupied  by  them  in  rear  of  the  First  and  Second  Brigade  headquarters 
to  General  Wilcox's  front,  near  the  headquarters  Twenty-seventh  Michigan, 
and  was  then  formed  for  a  charge  in  the  following  order:  The  first  line  of  bat 
tle  consisted  of  the  Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  Lieut. 
Col.  B.  G.  Barney;  the  second  line  of  battle  consisted  of  Fourteenth  New  York 
Artillery,  Capt.  L-  I.  Jones,  and  the  third  of  the  Third  Maryland  Battalion, 
Lieut.  Col.  G.  P.  Robinson,  and  the  One  hundred  and  seventy-ninth  New  York 
Volunteers,  Maj.  John  Barton. 

At  4.40  a.  m.  July  30  the  mine  under  the  fort  in  front  of  and  to  the 
right  of  the  position  where  we  formed  was  exploded,  and  the  Second  Brigade 
advanced  in  the  order  stated.  By  keeping  a  strong  right  oblique  we  arrived 
at  the  crater  formed  by  the  mine,  to  the  right  of  which  the  orders  for  the 
assault  had  directed  us  to  form.  Through  this  crater  and  150  yards  in  advance 
of  it  the  Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  charged.  The  Four 
teenth  New  York,  diverging  somewhat  to  the  left,  came  upon  two  cannon  and 
their  magazine  buried  in  the  earth,  but  not  destroyed,  which  they  dug  out  and 
prepared  for  service.  The  Third  Maryland  and  One  hundred  and  seventy-ninth 
New  York  Volunteers  proceeded  into  the  second  short  covered  way  on  the  (our) 
right,  and  occupied  that  position.  The  First  Brigade  entered  the  crater  in  our 
rear  and  occupied  the  covered  way  on  the  (our)  right,  and  Griffiiti's  brigade 
closely  followed  them.  The  Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania,  having  been  heavily 
flanked,  the  sharpshooters  of  the  Third  Maryland  were  detailed  to  cover  their 
flank  and  protect  their  retreat  to  the  works  we  had  gained.  By  this  time  the 
troops  in  and  around  the  crater  were  very  much  mingled  together,  and  the  staff 
of  the  Second  Brigade  was  directed  by  Col.  Marshall,  commanding,  to  form  the 
brigade  in  the  covered  way  nearest  our  work.  This  was  accomplished  with 
some  difficulty,  the  Third  Maryland  holding  the  extreme  right,  and  occupying 
the  cross-traverse  which  enfiladed  our  line.  From  this  the  Spencer  rifles  in  that 
regiment  did  great  execution  upon  the  enemy  and  demonstrated  the  advantages 
of  an  organized  corps  of  sharpshooters.  About  this  time  the  Fourth  Division 
(negroes)  came  into  the  pit,  passed  through  the  crater,  and  proceeding  to  the 
right,  passed  through  the  covered  way  held  by  the  First  Division,  one  brigade 
of  them  forming  on  the  right  at  right  ancles  to  our  line.  The  First  Brigade 
was  to  have  formed  on  the  left  of  the  First  Division,  but  before  it  got  into 
position  the  enemy  made  an  attack,  and  all  the  black  troops  crushed  back  into 
the  works  occupied  by  this  brigade,  throwing  it  into  inextricable  confusion,  and 
forcing  it  back  upon  the  troops  in  the  crater.  Our  men  then  fell  back  and  were 
reorganized.  When  this  had  taken  place  Capt.  Clarke,  acting  assistant  adjutant- 
general,  being  left  in  the  works  by  Col.  Marshall,  who  had  returned  to  the  front, 
reported  at  division  headquarters  that  about  350  or  400  men  of  the  brigade 
had  been  gathered  together,  but  was  informed  that  the  men  in  the  enemy's 
fort  had  been  ordered  to  leave,  and  that  it  was  not  advisable  to  lead  the  brigade 
again  into  action.  They  were  therefore  retained  within  our  line  of  works, 
and  directed  to  cover  the  retreat  of  those  in  the  fort  by  a  left  and  right 
oblique  fire,  leaving  the  fort  blown  up  by  us  in  the  axis  of  a  sector  without  fire. 
Through  the  road  thus  opened  in  the  enemy's  fire  many  escaped.  I  regret  to 
say  that  Colonel  Marshall  of  the  Fourteenth  New  York  Artillery,  commanding 
the  brigade,  after  having  been  borne  away  from  the  enemy's  lines  in  the  rush 
while  gallantly  endeavoring  to  rally  the  negro  troops,  determined  to  return  to 
the  fort  and  share  the  fate  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  First  Brigade. 
He  was  taken  prisoner.  In  consequence  of  this,  as  senior  officer  present,  I 
assumed  command  of  the  Second  Brigade,  and  directed  it  to  return  to  the  camp 
of  July  29,  where  it  arrived  at  about  6  p.  m. 

To  the  officers  commanding  regiments  and  to  Captain  Weaver,  of  the  Third 
Maryland,  who  directed  the  operations  of  the  sharpshooters,  great  credit  is  due 
for  the  manner  in  which  they  performed  their  duty.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Barney, 
commanding  Second  Provisional  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  was  dangerously 
wounded,  and  Maj.  John  Barton,  of  the  One  hundred  and  seventy-ninth  New 
York,  was  killed  in  the  affair.  The  Fourteenth  New  York  Artillery  was  success 
ful  in  capturing  a  rebel  flag — turned  over  to  division  headquarters  bv  Lieut. 
Van  Brackle — and  a  squad  of  men,  under  Sergt.  Wesley  Stanley,  of 


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Company  D,  worked  with  skill  and  effect  the  guns  captured  by  his  regiment 
from  the  enemy.  He  sleeps  on  the  field  of  battle.  The  acting  staff  of  Col.  Marshall 
consisting  of  Captain  Clarke,  of  the  Twenty-ninth  Massachusetts,  acting  assistant 
adjutant-general;  Captain  Wood,  Fourteenth  New  York,  brigade  inspector;  Second 
Lieutenants  Backus  and  Smith,  of  the  Fourteenth  New  York,  performed  their 
duties  and  carried  orders  faithfully  and  attempted  to  stem  the  retiring  mob 
of  black  troops  until  forced,  with  myself,  to  the  line  of  works  orieinally  held 
by  Willcox.  First  Sergt.  Bernard  A.  Strasbaugh,  Company  A.  Third  Maryland 
Battalion,  in  charge  of  a  squad  of  sharpshooters,  armed  with  Snencer  rifles. 
greatly  distinguished  himself.  Taking  a  favorable  position,  he  single  handed 
captured  8  prisoners  in  one  squad,  wounding  2  of  them,  and  3  more  in  another. 
The  effectiveness  of  the  Spencer  rifle  in  good  hands  was  abundantly  demonstrated 
during  the  day.  I  attribute  the  abandonment  of  our  lodgment  to  the  excessive 
massing  of  troops  in  the  line  captured  by  the  First  and  Second  Brigades  of  the 
First  Division  in  the  morning,  into  which  all  the  other  troops  crowded  and 
beyond  which  none  of  them  advanced. 

I    am,    sir,    very    respectfully,    your    obedient    servant, 

GILBERT  P.  ROBINSON. 
Lieutenant-Colonel,    Commanding   Brigade. 
Capt.   C.   J.    MILLS,   Assistant   Adjutant-General. 

Captain  James  W.  Haig,  who  was  assigned  to  special 
duty  in  the  rear  at  the  time  the  Provisional  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  went  into  the  pits  to  enter  the 
fight,  reported  to  Lieut.  Colonel  Barney  for  duty  with  his 
regiment,  saying:  "I  hear  you  are  going  into  a  battle,  and 
I  want  to  be  with  the  boys."  Colonel  Barney  assigned  him 
to  command  the  first  battalion.  Barney  was  seriously 
wounded  early  in  the  fight,  and  carried  from  the  field,  see 
ing  which  Haig  took  command,  and  when  all  hopes  of  sup 
port  to  hold  the  position  gained  seemed  in  vain,  he  urged 
the  men  to  fall  back,  many  of  whom  did,  while  others  re 
mained  fighting  till  overpowered  and  were  captured. 

An  eye  witness  to  the  capture  of  Captain  Norris  says: 

"The  fire  of  the  enemy  was  more  than  terrific.  How  any  men 
escaped  death  in  the  crater  is  a  mystery  to  me.  Cannon  on  the  right 
and  left,  and  musketry  in  front,  pouring  in  their  deadly  hail  of  iron 
and  lead,  seemed  to  cover  every  inch  of  ground  therein.  I  saw  Cap 
tain  Norris  with  a  handful  of  men,  desperately  attempting  to  hold  the 
fort,  in  hopes  that  other  troops  would  come  to  his  support,  but  in 
vain,  as  presently  a  company  of  Virginians,  commanded  by  Captain 
John  W.  Beaton,  pounced  in  upon  them  from  front  and  rear,  stripped 
the  sword  from  Captain  Norris'  hand  and  compelled  the  gallant  little 
band  to  surrender." 

The  explosion,  din  and  roar  of  artillery  is  said  to  have 
equalled  Gettysburg  on  the  third  day.  Eight  tons  of  pow 
der  had  been  placed  under  the  fort  and  lifted  it,  with  its 
artillery  and  garrison  of  300  men,  two  hundred  feet  in  the 
air,  leaving  a  crater  150  feet  long,  60  feet  wide  and  20  feet 
deep.  Into  this  cauldron  of  death  the  first  line  charged  and 


200  PETERSBURG. 

after  going  150  yards  beyond,  stopped.  Had  their  division 
commander  been  there  with  the  supporting  column  and 
led  them  by  the  right  and  left  flanks  along  the  rifle  pits 
and  cleared  them  of  the  enemy,  and  another  brigade  charged 
through  the  crater  and  over  the  Cemetery  Hill  beyond, 
Petersburg  would  have  fallen. 

John  P.  Davis,  of  Company  B,  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  says  : 

"Some  time  since  I  read  a  letter  in  the  National  Tribune,  from 
a  member  of  the  I4th  N.  Y.  Heavy  Artillery,  and  he  wanted  to  claim 
everything  in  sight.  As  a  soldier's  eyes  are  supposed  to  be  in  front, 
we  will  be  as  charitable  with  him  as  possible,  but  my  impressions  of  the 
battle  are  entirely  different  from  his. 

We  were  relieved  from  the  skirmish  line  the  day  before  and  marched 
to  the  rear  to  rest,  clean  our  guns,  draw  ammunition  and  prepare 
for  the  attack  which  was  to  be  made  early  the  next  morning.  That 
night  we  moved  left  in  front,  under  cover,  up  directly  in  front  of  the 
works  to  be  taken,  and  laid  down,  but  as  there  was  a  continuous  fire 
kept  up  all  night  between  the  two  lines,  we  got  but  little  rest. 

Just  before  daylight  we  were  aroused  and  ordered  in  line.  After 
doing  so  we  stood  for  some  time,  and  on  looking  about  I  discovered 
there  were  several  lines  of  battle  masked  for  the  fray  and  Co.  B  was 
in  front,  close  up  to  our  line  of  works.  Just  as  soon  after  the  explo 
sion  as  we  could  recover  our  equilibrium  (for  the  ground  seemed  to 
heave  and  roll  under  our  feet,  making  us  all  stagger  about,  and  a 
good  many  actually  fell  down),  we  made  a  dash  for  the  Crater,  and 
as  I  was  in  the  front  line  and  front  rank  I  had  a  good  chance  to  see 
what  was  in  front  of  us,  and  Capt.  Norris  was  the  first  man  to  leap 
the  ditch  and  land  in  the  works.  Of  course  the  other  lines  were 
right  on  our  heels,  but  B  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  certainly  got  there  first." 

After  falling  back,  there  \vas  but  a  sorry-looking  rem 
nant  of  a  once  fine  regiment  to  be  seen — hardly  a  respec 
table  number  being  left  to  form  a  company. 

First  Sergeant  Theodore  Deiderich's  report  of  Com 
pany  B  on  the  morning  of  July  3ist  showed  but  one  cor 
poral  and  six  privates  fit  for  duty,  and  the  record  of  the 
company  from  May  5th  to  July  31,  1864,  is  as  follows: 

May   5 — Non-commissioned   officers   and   men    139 

Killed 19 

Wounded    65 

Captured   17 

Sick    -26 

Detached   3 

Deserted    2       132 

July  31,  left  sound 7 


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The  Official  Records  give  the  losses  in  the  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  as :  Killed',  1 1  men ; 
wounded,  2  officers  and  55  men;  captured  or  missing,  6  offi 
cers  and  112  men.  Total  loss,  286. 

A  writer,  in  describing  the  mine  and  the  battle,  says : 

"The  mateiial  excavated  was  18,000  cubic  feet.  This  had  to  be  concealed  in 
deep  hollows  and  behind  bushes  and  other  screens.  The  enemy  were  suspicious  of 
mines,  for  Gen.  Grant  had  used  them  at  Vicksburg,  and  they  probed  the  ground 
between  the  lines  and  also  started  counter  mines.  Two  of  the  counter  mines  were 
sunk  at  Elliott's  Salient,  but  both  were  so  placed  that  Pleasant's  tunnel  ran  be 
tween  them. 

The  mine  wa»  ready  July  23,  and  was  charged  with  8,000  pounds  of  powder, 
placed  in  eight  chambers  of  a  thousand  pounds  to  each.  The  main  gallery  was  511 
feet  long,  beginning  some  distance  inside  the  Union  lines  and  extending  into  the 
Confederate.  The  chambers  were  located  directly  under  the  Confederate  work, 
which  was  occupied  by  infantry  and  four  cannon. 

The  preparations  for  the  explosion  were  in  the  main  kept  secret  in  the  Union 
lines.  The  plan  was  to  form  a  column  of  assault  near  the  scene,  explode  the  mine 
and  open  a  gap  in  the  enemy's  defensive  armor,  and  taking  advantage  of  the  con 
fusion  of  the  movement,  enter  and  pass  the  breach  and  seize  the  crest  of  Cemetery 
Hill  behind  the  exploded  fort.  The  assault  was  to  be  made  by  Burnside's  Ninth 
corps,  consisting  of  three  divisions  of  white  troops  commanded  by  Gens.  James 
H.  Ledlie,  R.  B.  Potter  and  O.  B.  Wilcox,  and  one  division  of  colored  troops 
under  Gen.  Edward  Ferrero. 

The  colored  troops  were  drilled  specially  to  lead  the  assault,  but  the  white 
troops  were  ignorant  of  what  was  expected  of  them,  although  camp  rumor  spread 
the  news  that  a  mine  was  to  be  exploded  and  that  the  corps  would  charge  the  lines 
in  front.  It  was  finally  decided  at  Gen.  Meade's  headquarters  that  the  colored 
division  should  not  lead  the  assault,  and  Gen.  Burnside  left  it  to  a  choice  by  lot 
between  Gens.  Ledlie,  Wilcox  and  Potter  as  to  which  division  should  dash  into  the 
crater  at  the  moment  of  the  explosion  and  seize  the  Confederate  works.  The 
choice  fell  upon  Ledlie's  division,  to  which  the  Provisional  2nd  Pa.  Heavy  Artil 
lery  was  attached.  The  officers  commanding  regiments  of  this  division  were  in 
formed  of  the  enterprise,  which  was  appointed  to  take  place  before  daylight  July  30. 

Ledlie's  division  was  moved  from  its  position  on  the  lines  near  the  mine  to 
the  breastworks  immediately  in  front,  and  the  three  brigades  of  Col.  E.  G.  Mar 
shall  and  Gens.  W.  F.  Bartlett  and  S.  G.  Griffin  were  formed  in  the  order  named 
to  open  the  battle.  The  divisions  of  Potter  and  Wilcox  were  formed  on  the  right 
and  left  of  Ledlie's  to  move  out  against  the  Confederates  on  each  side  of  the 
breach  as  soon  as  the  advance  division  had  entered  the  breach.  In  addition  the 
Eighteenth  corps  was  formed  on  the  right  of  the  Ninth,  ready  to  follow  up  the 
attack,  and  Gen.  Hancock's  Second  corps  was  brought  up  to  support  the  move 
ment.  Nearly  one-half  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  in  position  before  the 
mine  to  take  advantage  of  any  success  gained  by  the  first  blow. 

The  mine  exploded  at  twenty  minutes  of  5,  over  an  hour  late. 

The  men  in  the  Union  ranks  were  startled  by  the  rumbling  and  upheaval  of 
the  ground  around  them.  Men  who  were  standing  up  were  knocked  over  and 
those  lying  down  were  sent  upward  at  a  bound.  All  eyes  were  turned  toward  the 
front,  and  the  mass  of  earth  and  matter  carried  up  by  the  tremendous  force  was 
suspended  for  a  second  in  the  air.  The  cry  rang  out  to  go  forward.  That  was 
the  first  announcement  made  to  the  men  on  whom  so  much  depended  as  to  what 
was  expected. 

About  400  Confederates  were  buried  by  the  explosion.  These  were  principally 
from  the  Eighteenth  and  Twenty-second  South  Carolina  regiments  and  Pegram's 
battery.  Three  guns  of  Pegram's  battery  were  destroyed  and  one  was  overturned. 
Some  of  Marshall's  men  pulled  this  dismounted  gun  out  of  the  rubbish,  and, 
hunting  up  the  enemy's  magazine,  put  it  into  action  against  a  Confederate  battery 
that  was  raking  the  crater.  The  pit  made  by  the  explosion  was  150  feet  long,  6p 
wide  and  25  deep  in  the  deepest  part.  The  earth  had  been  thrown  ^out  princi 
pally  toward  the  Union  lines,  and  the  Confederate  breastworks  and  a'battis  were 
covered  up,  so  that  the  assailants  could  run  over  them.  Smoke  was  issuing  from 
the  pit,  and  live  men  were  found  half  buried  and  struggling  to  get  free. 

In  a  few  minutes  after  the  explosion  several  hundred  men  of  the  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  of  Ledlie's  division  were  in  and  around  the 
crater  and  were  firing  at  the  enemy,  who  were  aroused  and  under  arms  on  all 
sides.  Some  of  the  Confederates  were  dazed  by  the  surprise  and  surrendered 


202  PETERSBURG. 

without  a  struggle,  but  the  majority  rallied  behind  another  line  of  breastworks 
and  fired  into  the  breach.  It  was  an  hour  of  general  confusion,  and  the  men  who 
had  dashed  into  the  opening  were  at  loss  what  to  do.  The  enemy  was  in  force, 
right,  left  and  front,  and  even  on  the  right  and  left  rear,  because  the  assailants 
had  passed  the  parallel  of  the  Confederate  front.  These  flanks  were  to  have  been 
cleared  by  the  men  of  Potter's  and  Wilcox's  divisions,  leaving  Ledlie's  men  free  to 
move  on  toward  Cemetery  Hill,  the  crest  of  which  was  the  point  to  be  gained. 

The  men  of  Ledlie's  division  made  several  brave  sallies  upon  the  breastworks 
with  which  they  were  encompassed  and  where  the  Confederates  were  lodged.  The 
enemy's  line  was  double,  and  only  the  front  parapet  had  been  destroyed.  Between 
the  two  lines  there  were  log  and  earth  huts  which  served  as  cover  for  sharp 
shooters,  and  there  were  also  breastworks  running  crosswise  between  the  two  lines. 
Marshall  Bartlett  and  Griffin,  succeeded  in  getting  the  field  cleared  all  around  the 
crater,  and  as  the  enemy  was  seen  to  be  aroused  on  all  sides,  tne  best  thing  under 
the  circumstances  was  to  hold  the  breach  until  the  supporting  divisions  arrived 
there. 

The  men  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  who  escaped  were,  more  or  less,  injured 
in  their  efforts  to  hold  the  fort,  or  crater,  yet  rejoiced  they 
were  not  all  taken  prisoners;  and  the  foresight  and  plead 
ings  of  Captain  Haig  only  prevented  such  a  calamity. 

On  the  3  ist  of  July  the  remnant  of  the  regiment  was 
taken  to  the  rear  by  Captain  James  W.  Haig,  "for  repairs" 
and  recuperation,  laying  in  camp  until  the  6th  of  August, 
when  it  again  began  to  do  duty  in  the  pits  on  alternate  days 
until  the  night  of  the  I7th,  whence  it  was  removed  to  a 
position  on  the  extreme  left  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  and  most 
of  the  regiment  was  placed  on  the  picket  line,  while  the 
balance  was  placed  to  support  a  battery  of  light  artillery. 

Clarence  Wilson,  in  a  letter  referring  to  his  army  ex 
periences  during  the  Civil  War,  says : 

"I  enlisted  February  29,  1864,  in  Battery  E,  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  transferred  to  Company  B  of  the  Provisional 
regiment  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen.  I  was  sixteen  years  and  three  months 
old  at  time  of  my  enlistment.  I  was  in  the  fights  at  Wilderness,  Spotts- 
sylvania,  North  Ann,  Bethseda  Church,  Cold  Harbor,  I7th  and  i8th 
of  June,  and  Mine  Explosion,  July  3Oth,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

On  the  4th  of  May,  1864  we  drew  rations  and  ammunition  and  then 
started  for  the  Wilderness.  We  were  completely  loaded  down  with 
every  conceivable  thing.  We  crossed  the  Rapidan  about  12  o'clock 
midnight  and  went  into  camp.  Started  before  daj^light  on  the  5th 
and  made  a  rapid  march  for  the  Wilderness.  We  threw  things  away 
galore  and  literally  carpeted  the  road  with  good  goods.  Grant  speaks 
of  it  in  his  Memoirs.  We  marched  38  miles  and  swung  past  the  old 
Wilderness  Tavern  about  4  P.  M.  We  then  spied  the  grand  old  creek, 
and  filled  our  stomachs  and  canteens  with  the  delicious  beverage. 
Lieut.-Colonel  Barney  was  in  command.  We  were  ordered  to  un- 
sling  knapsacks  and  get  in  line  of  battle,  which  we  did,  and  went  into 
the  woods  where  we  had  three  or  four  wounded.  We  lost  15  at  Spott- 
sylvania,  50  at  North  Ann  river,  and  on  the  2Qth  of  May  we  got  in 
position  between  a  battery  of  brass  guns  and  a  rebel  battery.  A  duel 


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between  the  two  batteries  took  place,  and  our  color  Sergeant  and  a  guard 
were  wounded.  We  built  breast  works  by  tearing  down  two  small 
houses  and  finished  them  about  midnight  3ist.  The  next  day,  June 
ist,  the  "rebs"  threw  shells  right  down  our  line  (breastworks)  ;  we 
were  obliged  to  build  traverses,  or  works  crosswise,  between  each 
company.  One  shell  bursted  in  my  company,  B,  killing  three  men  and 
wounding  ten.  Then  in  the  afternoon  of  the  4th  of  June  we  met  the 
old  regiment.  They  just  got  in  from  Port  Royal  Landing.  They  im 
mediately  built  a  splendid  line  of  breastworks  in  our  rear.  We  lost 
120  men  at  Cold  Harbor.  At  daylight  on  the  I5th  of  June  we  crossed 
the  James  river  and  made  a  fearfully  long  march  to  Petersburg,  ar 
riving  about  dark  on  the  i6th  of  June.  The  next  morning  we  formed 
line  of  battle  and  marched  down  the  grade,  in  the  face  of  rebel  shells, 
across  an  open  space  and  took  refuge  in  the  Ravine ;  in  getting  across 
we  lost  10  or  12  men. 

On  the  2d  of  June,  Companies  B,  C  and  D  were  on  picket,  when  a 
Division  of  Confederates  drove  them  back  at  3  o'clock  P.  M. ;  the 
enemy  came  swarming  through  the  woods  by  thousands.  We  stood 
our  ground  long  enough  to  fire  two  volleys,  but  soon  saw  our  200  men 
were  no  match  for  the  overwhelming  numbers  of  the  enemy.  In  falling 
back  a  shell  burst  under  my  feet,  wounding  me  in  three  places.  I 
lost  my  gun,  cap  and  haversack,  and  then  fell  down.  The  Confederate 
charging  column  passed  over  me,  when  I  managed  to  crawl  into  the 
timber  and  escaped  capture,  rejoining  my  Company  about  II  o'clock 
that  night,  and  had  my  wounds  dressed,  but  refused  to  go  to  the 
hospital.  My  Captain,  however,  sent  me  to  the  company  cooks  in  the 
rear.  I  got  a  gun  again  and  was  "in  it"  on  the  I7th  of  June.  At  the 
mine  explosion  I  was  taken  prisoner  and  "served  time"  at  Libby  Prison 
—ten  months.  I  weighed  90  pounds  when  exchanged. 

On  the  1 7th  of  June,  1864,  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  was  in  the  Second  Brigade,  First  Division,  Ninth  Army 
Corps,  with  the  I4th  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  and  i7Qth  New  York 
Infantry.  About  five  o'clock  P.  .M.  we  were  ordered  to  make  a  charge 
out  of  a  ravine  we  were  in.  In  making  the  charge  we  passed  over 
the  I4th  New  York,  which  was  lying  down,  and  the  Provisional  cap 
tured  the  rebel  works,  including  a  two  or  three  gun  battery.  It  was 
common  camp  fire  talk  for  days  after  how  badly  the  I4th  New  York 
ers  behaved  that  day.  This  rebel  battery  had  a  beautiful  range  on  us 
when  we  made  the  charge,  and  killed  and  wounded  a  great  many  of 
our  regiment. 

On  the  3Oth  of  July  we  made  that  fatal  charge  at  the  "crater  fight." 
It  was  fearful,  and  if  the  I4th  New  York  had  properly  supported  us, 
and  not  monkeyed  in  the  "crater,"  no  doubt  the  rebs  would  have  been 
driven  out  of  Petersburg,  and  instead  of  us  Provisional  men  going  to 
rebel  prisons,  Lee  would  have  met  his  Appomattox  then  and  there. 

CLARENCE  WILSON. 


Philadelphia,  March  2,  1889. 
COMRADE  WARD  : 

To  the  best  of  my  recollection  the  following  is  a  correct  account 
of  the  action  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery 


204  PETERSBURG. 

in  the  charge  at  the  "crater,"  or  mine  explosion,  at  Petersburg,  Va., 
July  30th,  1864: 

On  the  evening  of  the  2gth  day  of  July,  we  received  marching  orders ; 
destination  no  one  knew  outside  of  the  commanders  of  the  armies.  At 
about  10  o'clock  we  commenced  moving.  Although  very  dark,  we 
moved  cautiously,  and  after  two  or  three  hours  of  slow  marching  we 
came  to  a  halt,  and  it  was  not  long  before  we  knew  what  point  we 
were  at,  and  at  last  word  passed  along  the  line  that  the  mine  was  going 
to  be  sprung — time  allotted  3.30  in  the  morning.  After  watching 
silently  the  time  arrived,  but  with  no  other  activity  than  the  hours 
that  had  passed,  when  it  was  learned  that  the  fuse  had  gone  out,  but, 
to  our  surprise,  just  at  4.40  the  fort  was  blown  up,  and  orders  came 
direct  from  our  commander,  "Charge  right  oblique !"  and  in  a  few 
seconds  the  gallant  2d  Penna.  Heavy  Artillery  charged  into  the  crater. 
The  I4th  N.  Y.  Heavy  Artillery  being  to  the  right  of  our  command, 
entered  the  long  row  of  entrenchments  or  breastworks  to  the  extreme 
right  of  the  fort,  then  in  charge  of  the  Provisional;  there  were  no 
other  troops  in  advance  of  our  command,  therefore  none  to  take  the 
lead  of  us. 

The  air  was  filled  with  dirt  and  sand.  I  do  not  think  it  a  fair 
thing  to  rob  the  Prov.  2d  Pa.  of  its  laurels.  Although  but  a  few  are 
left  to  defend  its  name,  the  casualties  of  our  regiment  is  enough  to 
convince  our  readers  who  was  there.  If  my  memory  is  clear,  our  com 
mand  mustered  when  ready  for  the  charge,  sixteen  line  officers,  Lieut- 
Colonel  Barney  in  command,  and  780  men,  all  told.  After  the  lapse  of 
some  hours,  the  rebels  became  masters  of  the  field,  and  I  was  placed 
in  command  of  what  was  left  of  the  Provisional  regiment.  When  my 
requisition  for  rations  was  made  I  was  denied  the  amount  called  for, 
which  was  290  rations.  Col.  G.  Clark,  of  Massachusetts,  stated  to  me 
that  I  had  not  that  unmber  of  men  left,  so  I  drew  284  rations,  and  in 
the  course  of  a  day  or  two  there  were  two  additional  stragglers  re 
ported  to  me,  making  the  total  number  left  286  men.  The  different  com 
panies  were  placed  in  command  of  non-commissioned  officers,  as  all 
the  rank  and  file  was  captured,  wounded  or  killed.  The  gallant  Major 
Holman  fell  just  as  he  fairly  entered  the  crater;  he  was  struck  twice 
in  the  side  and  at  the  elbow.  Lieut.Col.  Barney  was  severely  wounded 
in  the  early  part  of  the  engagement. 

The  colored  troops  acted  nobly,  but  they  failed  to  make  the  charge 
a  success,  as  there  was  too  much  time  lost  in  the  early  hours  of  the 
action.  No  one  seemed  to  know  where  the  trouble  existed,  which 
was  to  be  the  crowning  victory  of  the  Union  arms.  After  the  with 
drawal  of  the  troops,  I  remember  well,  an  order  was  issued  to  all 
commanders  of  regiments  to  give  a  minute  detail  of  what  he  knew  and 
saw  of  the  conflict,  and  I  sent  a  foolscap  sheet,  written  on  all  sides, 
with  just  what  I  saw  of  the  conflict,  and  it  is  a  well-known  fact,  if  all 
our  superiors  had  acted  in  good  faith  to  our  departed  hero,  Richmond 
would  have  been  ours  as  Atlanta  was  to  Sherman. 

I  do  not  write  these  facts  for  the  purpose  of  taking  ground  against 
the  gallantry  of  the  N.  Y.  I4th  Artillery,  but  will  hold  to  the  Pro 
visional  2d  Heavy  Artillery  as  the  foremost  in  the  dash  to  the  crater, 
and  I  am  justified  in  saying,  no  other  regiment  for  the  length  of  time 
in  the  field,  has  suffered  more  than  did  the  gallant  2d  Pa.  Heavy 


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Artillery.     Bates'  History  will,  in  its  account,  substantiate  my  sayings. 
Sir,  I  remain  yours  truly, 

JAMES  W.  HAIG, 

late  Capt.  Bat.  H, 
Prov.  2d  Pa.  Heavy  Art'y. 


The  following  letters  illustrate  the  experience  of  many 
Federal  soldiers  confined  in  Confederate  prisons  during  the 
war,  and  why  they  almost  preferred  death  to  confinement 
in  Southern  prisons : 

CAMP  of  THE  20  PENNA.  VET.  ARTILLERY, 

Near  Petersburg,  Va.,  Apr.  28,    1865. 
My  Dear  Sister  Mollie: 

I  have  no  doubt  you  are  much  grieved  at  not  receiving  a  letter  from  me  for 
so  long  a  time,  and  inded  I  could  not  wonder  at  it.  I  will  acknowledge  that  I 
have  had  plenty  of  time  to  write,  and  it  is  only  from  a  dread  I  have  of  writing 
letters  that  you  have  been  thus  neglected.  Well,  now  I  am  at  it,  shall  I  give  you 
a  little  history  of  my  capture  and  imprisonment  and  timely  deliverance.  I  hardly 
know  where  to  begin.  You  are  aware  that  I  was  in  the  defenses  of  Washington  last 
July;  and,  at  the  time  of  Early's  attempt  to  take  it,  was  in  command  of  one  of  the 
most  important  forts — Fort  DeRussy — and  aided  in  repelling  the  invaders  by  throw 
ing  one-huridred-pound  shells  at  them  at  a  distance  of  thrct  and  a  half  miles, 
right  into  their  very  midst,  (as  I  learned  from  prisoners  that  had  been  taken  a  few 
days  before,  who  were  with  the  rebs  while  in  front  of  our  forts,  and  whom  I  after- 
w'ards  met  in  prison.) 

After  that  was  over  I  made  application  to  be  sent  to  my  regiment.  I  left 
Washington  on  Sunday  the  24th  of  July  in  a  boat  for  City  Point.  Arrived  there 
Monday  evening,  and  joined  my  regiment,  which  then  lay  about  five  or  six  miles 
from  City  Point  and  in  front  of  the  defenses  of  Petersburg,  and  not  quite  a  mile 
from  where  the  famous  mine  was  sprung  on  the  rebs  a  few  days  after.  Our 
regiment  was  then  in  our  front  line  of  works,  and  we  lay  under  almost  constant 
fire  of  the  enemy's  musketry  and  artillery  until  the  night  of  the  28th,  when  we 
were  moved  to  the  rear,  supposing  we  were  going  to  have  a  few  days'  rest. 

I  must  mention  an  instance  while  we  were  in  the  front  line.  About  dusk  I 
was  sitting  out  in  the  door  of  our  cave — this  is  about  as  near  as  I  can  describe  the 
quarters  we  then  occupied — when  an  eight-inch  shell  came  whistling  over  and  buried 
itself  in  the  ground  about  eight  feet  from  where  I  was  sitting,  and  immediately 
exploded,  covering  me  over  with  dirt,  but  leaving  me  unharmed.  But  I  need  hardly 
speak  of  this  for  it  was  nothing.  About  that  time  the  enemy  served  us  daily  with 
rations  of  shell  for  breakfast,  dinner  and  supper,  and  about  nine  o'clock  a  lunch  to 
go  to  bed  on.  It  was  quite  interesting  to  hear  them  come  whizzing  and  whistling 
over,  and  exploding  in  the  murky  air,  lighting  the  outer  darkness  as  they  burst, 
particularly  if  no  one  was  in  their  death-dealing  path.  But,  to  my  adventures, 
certainly  the  most  harrowing  and  awful  of  my  life. 

On  the  2Qth,  I  went  over  to  visit  my  old  regiment,  which  then  lay  about  a 
mile  and  a  half  to  our  right.  On  my  return  I  learned  that  there  was  work  for  us 
to  do  that  night  and  the  next  day.  So  I  lay  down  early,  with  the  earth  for  my 
bed  and  the  heavens  for  my  covering.  About  two  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the 
3oth,  we  were  formed  in  line  and  marched  silently  through  a  covered  way,  a  dis 
tance  of  over  a  mile,  to  the  rear  of  our  works  which  were  facing  the  enemies' 
works,  or  fort,  which  was  to  be  blown  up  at  daylight.  Here  we  lay  in  line  ready 
to  move  on  the  enemy  as  the  mine  should  be  sprung.  At  length  the  awful  moment 
came.  A  dull  sound  was  heard  and  a  trembling  of  the  earth  felt,  and  the  fearful 
explosion  took  place.  It  was  the  most  awful  grand  sight  I  ever  witnessed;  a 
mighty  mound  of  earth  upheaved  with  an  awful  convulsion,  apparently  rising  almost 
mountain-high,  the  pent-up  flames  beneath  bursting  through  the  crevices.  It 
seemed  to  stand  in  the  air  an  instant  and  then  fell,  leaving  a  cloud  of  dust  and 
smoke,  burying  under  the  immense  boulders  and  heaps  of  earth  many  score  of 
miserable  deluded  beings  who  had  attempted  to  undermine  and  destroy  the  fair 
fabric  of  the  best  government  under  the  sun. 

I  was  in  command  of  the  right  wing  of  our  regiment,  and  my  place  proper 
was  in  the  rear  of  regiment,  but  at  the  time  of  the  explosion  was  in  front,  con 
versing  with  Lieut.  Col.  Barney,  who  commanded  the  regiment,  and  I  remained  in 


2O6  PETERSBURG. 

front,  ordering  and  leading  the  men  on.  We  were  the  first  line  of  battle,  five 
other  lines  lying  in  rear  of  us — and  your  humble  brother  was  the  first  man  to 
cross  the  works  on  that  eventful  morn.  As  soon  as  we  had  passed  over  our  line 
of  works,  they  opened  a  deadly  fire  upon  us  from  our  left;  but  we  met  no  opposi 
tion  in  front,  as  all  who  escaped  in  the  fort  had  fled  in  terror.  We  took  the  fort, 
or  crater  as  it  now  was,  and  advanced  far  beyond  it,  and  had  the  troops  in  our 
rear  followed,  we  could  and  would  have  gone  right  into  Petersburg.  But  as  we 
were  not  supported,  we  had  to  fall  back  again  to  the  crater,  and  were  then  moved 
into  the  right.  Fighting  soon  become  terrific,  as  the  enemy  soon  rallied,  and 
opened  upon  us  from  their  batteries,  to  our  right  and  left,  with  shell,  grape  and 
canister;  and  on  our  front  with  musketry.  But  the  position  our  regiment  was  in 
we  held  until  about  10  o'clock,  under  the  most  terrible  rain  of  lead  and  iron  hail 
that  ever  man  lived  under. 

About  this  time  a  brigade  of  colored  troops  were  thrown  in  our  front  and  or 
dered  to  charge  across  an  open  field  and  take  a  position  held  by  the  enemy,  but 
they  dilly-dallied  for  a  while,  and  soon  a  line  of  rebs  came  out  of  a  ravine  and 
charged  on  them  with  a  yell,  and  they  broke  and  came  tumbling  over  our  breast 
works,  and  their  baynots  were  more  dangerous  to  our  men  than  the  enemy's  fire. 
This  caused  our  line  to  give  way,  and  then  there  was  feaful  slaughter.  You  can 
have  but  a  slight  idea  of  the  terror  of  that  awful  day. 

I  now  lost  sight  of  my  Colonel  and  of  the  regiment.  All  had  fled  or  been 
forced  back  by  the  rush  of  negro  troops  to  the  rear,  and  I  had  but  a  handful  of 
men  left  and  we  endeavored  to  hold  our  own  for  a  time,  but  the  time  was  short, 
for  the  enemy  came  pouring  in  upon  us  and  soon  encompassed  us  front  and  rear, 
and  we  were  borne  off  prisoners.  Oh!  Terror  of  terrors!  If  agony  of  years  can 
be  compassed  in  one  day,  it  was  there  and  then  crowded  into  a  few  hours. 

I  with  others  of  my  comrades  was  hurried  to  the  enemy's  rear,  under  a  heavy 
fire.  My  sword  was  wrenched  from  me,  my  belt  which  carried  a  fine  revolver  was 
stripped  off,  and  even  my  haversack  containing  a  few  biscuit  was  demanded. 

When  we  had  been  brought  to  the  rear  and  I  had  time  to  reflect,  I  thought 
I  had  rather  died  on  that  terrible  battlefield  than  be  in  that  condition.  But  the 
Lord  was  on  my  side,  and  I  trusted  myself  to  Him  implicitly,  and  He  did  not  for 
sake  me.  Oh!  What  a  comfort  it  was  in  the  trying  hours  of  my  exile,  to  feel 
that  I  had  a  friend  in  the  Saviour.  I  felt  that  he  was  truly  a  brother  to  me,  and  I 
was  better  enabled  to  bear  up  under  the  affliction. 

That  day!  When  shall  I  forget  it!  The  terror  of  battle  was  nothing  to  the 
agony  in  the  realization  of  being  a  prisoner.  We  were  taken  to  an  open  field  near 
Petersburg,  where  we  were  crowded  together  as  closely  as  possible  and  surrounded 
with  guards.  There  were  near  one  thousand  prisoners,  negroes  and  all.  There  was 
Brig.  Gen.  Bartlett,  several  Colonels,  Majors,  and  so  on.  Six  officers  with  myself 
and  over  sixty  men  of  our  regiment  were  taken. 

About  dusk  that  evening  I  wrote  Emma  a  few  lines  on  a  blank  leaf  in  a  letter 
I  had  a  day  or  two  before  received  from  you,  and  gave  it  to  a  rebel  officer,  re 
questing  him  to  forward  it  as  early  as  possible,  which  he  promised  to  do,  and  did, 
as  she  received  it  seventeen  days  afterwards. 

She  had  heard  of  my  being  a  prisoner,  and  that  I  had  a  leg  shot  off.  In  fact, 
this  was  the  belief  by  all  in  the  regiment,  as  it  had  been  positively  stated  by  sev 
eral  who  said  they  saw  me.  But  thank  a  kind  Providence  I  was  not  wounded. 
The  next  morning,  Sunday,  we  were  marched  through  Petersburg,  down  on  to  an 
island  in  the  Appomattox,  where  we  remained  until  Monday  morning.  They  did 
not  furnish  us  with  anything  to  eat  for  two  days,  but  I  managed  to  get  a  .couple 
of  small  biscuit  from  a  colored  boy. 

On  Monday  morning  we  were  crowded  into  freight  and  cattle  cars  on  the 
South  Side  Railroad,  and  taken  to  Danville,  Va.,  where  we  were  put  into  an  old 
cotton  warehouse,  which  was  filled  with  vermin.  Remained  there  two  days  and  were 
again  crowded  into  the  same  cars,  so  thick  we  scarcely  had  standing  room,  and 
started  for  Columbia,  South  Carolina.  We  were  furnished  with  rations  of  coarse 
corn  bread  and  a  little  meat  at  Danville.  We  were  two  days  and  nights  on  the 
way  from  Danville  to  Columbia,  having  stopped  a  few  hours  at  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
It  was  a  terrible  tedious  journey,  and  I  was  quite  sick  with  diarrnoea.  Arrived 
at  Columbia,  we  were  confined  in  Richland  Jail,  where  there  was  a  number  of 
officers  confined  who  were  taken  before,  among  them  a  brother-in-law  of  General 
Grant,  and  fifteen  Naval  officers  captured  at  the  attack  on  Fort  Wagner,  near 
Charleston,  in  1863.  Most  of  them  had  been  there  twelve  and  fourteen  months, 
and  some  eighteen  months.  So  you  see  I  was  very  fortunate  in  getting  out  in  less 
than  five  months. 

I  had  but  little  money  with  me;  but  I  got  my  watch,  the  one  Mr.  Jackson  gave 
me,  through  safely,  a  pair  of  gold  sleeve  buttons,  and  a  gold  pen  with  a  silver 
holder.  The  watch  I  sold  for  forty  dollars  in  rebel  money,  on  my  way  to  Colum 
bia.  I  might  have  got  a  hundred  for  it  if  I  had  wanted,  but  I  feared  it  would 
be  taken  from  me,  but  they  did  not  search  me,  as  they  have  most  of  the  prisoners. 
While  at  Columbia  I  sold  my  sleeve  buttons  for  twenty-five  dollars,  and  my  pen 


PETERSBURG.  207 

and  pencil  for  thirty  dollars,  rebel  money,  so  I  was  provided  with  means  for  a 
while  of  purchasing  some  necessaries  aside  from  the  food  they  furnished.  I  had 
on  a  very  good  pair  of  boots  when  taken.  These  I  traded  for  a  poorer  pair  and 
received  one  hundred  dollars  to  boot.  But  you  will  remember  that  one  hundred 
dollars  did  not  amount  to  much  when  they  would  give  twenty-five  for  one  dollar  tn 
gold.  Yet  it  was  a  great  help,  for  I  could  get  a  very  nice  little  beefsteak  for 
breakfast  for  one  dollar.  We  could  get  nice  sweet  potatoes  fifteen  and  eighteen 
dollars  per  bushel,  onions,  fifty  cents  a  piece;  a  loaf  of  good  wheat  bread  about  as 
large  as  a  good  sized  rusk  for  fifty  cents. 

All  these  things  we  were  allowed  to  purchase,  and  the  guards  were  generally 
very  kind  in  going  out  after  them  for  us.  I  paid  five  dollars  for  a  very  small, 
coarse  towel  and  two  dollars  for  a  small  piece  of  castile  soap.  They  furnished  us 
nothing  to  cook  with,  no  clothing  nor  blankets. 

I  purchased  quite  a  good  woolen  blanket  for  two  dollars  (in  greenback),  and  an 
old  gum  blanket  for  the  same.  This  I  sewed  up  and  had  it  filled  with  straw, 
which  was  much  better  than  lying  on  the  hard  floor.  I  had  but  one  shirt  and 
one  pair  of  drawers,  but  I  had  a  good  thick  coat  and  pants.  I  would  take  off  my 
drawers  and  shirt  in  the  morning  to  wash  them  and  dry  them  in  the  sun.  The  pris 
oners  had  bought  two  good  stoves  with  boilers,  pans,  etc.,  and  we  had  a  man  detailed 
out  of  each  mess  of  twenty  to  go  down  and  do  the  cooking.  We  were  only  fur 
nished  with  a  pint  of  corn  meal,  generally  ground  in  the  cob,  an  ounce  of  rice,  and 
a  giD  and  a  half  of  sorghum  molasses  per  day.  No  meat. 

We  usually  sold  most  of  the  molasses  in  bulk  and  bought  beans  to  make  soup. 
Our  meal  was  made  into  bread  and  cakes. 

Had  two  meals  a  day,  breakfast  at  eight,  and  dinner  about  three.  I  had  half 
a  canteen  for  a  plate,  a  wooden  fork  (which  I  now  have  at  home)  and  a  little  tin 
spoon  for  which  I  paid  two  dollars.  But  I  can  not  dwell  on  many  little  incidents 
which  would  be  of  interest,  for  want  of  time. 

A  ladv  in  the  city  sent  in  to  jail  to  know  if  there  were  any  officers  there  from 
Philadelphia,  as  she  had  a  daughter  there.  I  sent  my  name  out,  but  did  not  get 
to  see  her.  She  sent  me  in  a  number  of  good  books  to  read,  from  time  to  time; 
and  when  the  weather  became  cool,  sent  me  in  a  splendid  white  woolen  blanket, 
which  I  returned  to  her,  when  I  left.  She  sent  them  by  the  surgeon  of  the  jail, 
and  he,  I  must  say,  was  kind  to  me.  In  fact,  I  received  no  unkind  personal  treat 
ment  while  there  from  any  of  them. 

The  building  was  filled  with  vermin,  and  we  had  to  take  great  pains  to  keep 
them  off.  We  were  particularly  annoyed  by  bed  bugs  at  night. 

My  first  letter  from  home  was  long  and  anxiously  looked  for,  and  did  not 
reach  me  for  nearly  three  months.  It  was  from  Emma,  and  bore  joyful  news  to 
me,  as  she  had  succeeded  in  getting  an  order  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  War  for 
my  special  exchange.  But  the  rebel  authorities  at  that  time  refused  to  make  any 
more  special  exchanges,  as  they  were  trying  to  secure  a  general  exchange.  Emma 
had  three  successive  calls  made  by  the  War  Department  for  me,  and  at  last  it  suc 
ceeded,  at  the  time  they  were  exchanging  the  ten  thousand  sick  and  wounded.  I 
at  the  same  time  received  a  letter  from  Sister  Carrie.  In  about  two  weeks  there 
after,  the  latter  part  of  October,  I  received  several  letters  Emma  had  written  when 
I  was  first  taken.  Even  those  old  letters  were  read  with  tears  of  joy.  But  I  re 
ceived  but  few  of  the  letters  she  had  sent.  She  and  Col.  Jackson  sent  me  money 
which  I  never  received.  Emma's  letter  received  first,  buoyed  my  spirits  up  until 
the  end,  for  I  still  hoped  that  my  exchange  would  come.  But  the  tedium  of  those 
long,  lonely  days  and  sleepless  nights  cannot  be  told  to  be  understood.  At  last 
the  day  of  my  deliverance  came.  On  the  evening  of  December  8th  the  Sergeant 
came  up  stairs  and  called  my  name  and  that  of  Captain  Sherman,  and  we  were 
wanted  down  stairs.  Did  not  my  heart  beat  high  with  hope!  Yet  I  almost  feared 
to  think.  Arrived  down  stairs  a  confederate  officer  had  a  parole  ready  for  us  to 
sign,  together  with  several  officers  who  quartered  down  il'airs,  and  told  us  we  were 
to  be  sent  to  Charleston  and  delivered  the  next  day.  Oh,  inexpressible  happy  hour! 
I  cannot  but  weep  for  joy  at  looking  back  to  it.  That  night  of  course  I  slept  but 
little,  but  my  sleeplessness  was  now  caused  by  far  different  feelings  from  former 
nights. 

The  next  day  we  started  to  the  depot  about  ten  o'clock,  but  waited  until  about 
four  for  the  sick  to  be  brought  from  the  camp  out  of  the  city  about  two  miles, 
where  about  twelve  hundred  officers  were  confined.  It  was  a  sad  and  gloomy  day 
for  the  poor  fellows  left  behind.  Among  the  number  was  my  First  Lieutenant 
Kellow.  But  they  all  got  through  safely  and  were  exchanged  in  March,  and  I  met 
many  of  them  at  Annapolis.  We  arrived  in  Charleston  the  next  morning  and 
were  put  on  the  flag-of-truce  boat  and  taken  down  the  bay  to  meet1  the  United 
States  boat.  Our  hearts  beat  high  to  see  the  loved  old  flag,  and  many  of  us  wept 
tears  of  sincere  joy  and  gratitude  at  the  privilege.  We  lay  in  the  bay  on  board 
our  boat  two  days  and  then  started  to  Annapolis  in  the  steamer  United  States. 
We  had  everything  comfortable  and  plenty  to  eat.  Had  a  very  pleasant  trip  up. 

We  passed  in  easy  view  of  the  ruins  of  old  Fort  Sumpter. 


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PETERSBURG. 


I  was  generally  in  pretty  good  health  during  my  imprisonment,  but  had  one 
very  severe  sickness.  We  reached  Annapolis  at  about  u  o'clock  Wednesday  night 
December  1 4th,  and  remained  on  the  boat  until  next  morning.  I  immediately  tele 
graphed  Emma  that  I  had  arrived,  and  expected  to  be  home  next  day.  So  she, 
poor  girl,  packed  up  my  clothes  and  started  to  Annapolis  that  afternoon  to  meet 
me.  But  I  got  my  leave  of  absense  and  started  to  Washington  that  afternoon, 
so  that  we  met  and  passed  each  other  unconsciously  on  the  way.  She  hunted  high 
and  low  for  me  at  Annapolis,  but  learned  that  I  had  gone,  and  she  could  not  get 
back  until  eight  o'clock  the  next  morning.  Of  course  it  was  a  great  disappoint 
ment  for  me  to  find  her  gone  on  my  arrival,  and  she  was  no  less  disappointed.  I 
met  her  at  the  depot  next  morning.  The  children  had  gone  to  bed,  and  I  lay  down 
without  waking  them,  leaving  the  gas  burning  dimly.  Pretty  soon  Willie  woke, 
and  as  I  was  lying  with  my  back  to  him  he  commenced  crying  a  little.  I  turned 
over  and  asked  him  if  he  did  not  know  papa,  and  his  face  brightened  in  an  instant 
and  his  little  arms  flew  up  to  embrace  me.  With  this  Calie  woke,  and  then  there 
was  a  joyous  time.  Callie  had  to  tell  me  of  his  mamma  coming  home  in  a  great 
hurry  saying  "John's  at  Annapolis,  John's  at  Annapolis,  I'm  going  to  meet  him," 
etc.,  etc.,  and  how  she  broke  the  clothes  line  down  in  the  kitchen,  and  let  all  the 
clothes  on  the  floor,  stove,  etc. 

Now,  Mollie,  you  may  consider  yourself  favored,  for  I  have  never  written  half 
this  to  anyone  else. 

I  am  getting  along  nicely  here.     Am  now  Captain  of  my  old  battery. 

I  gave  father  my  address.  This  will  have  to  answer  for  all  this  time.  With 
much  love, 

Your  affectionate  brother. 

JOHN  NORRIS. 


Los  ANGELES,  CAL.,  May  12,  1904. 
COMRADE  WARD: 

I  was  taken  prisoner  of  war  at  Gen.  Burnside's  famous  Mine  Ex 
plosion  battle,  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  30,  1864.  Burnside  blew 
up  tTiis  Confederate  fort  by  running  a  gallery  about  200  yards  to  and 
under  the  Confederate  fort,  and  after  reaching  it  made  lateral  galleries 
to  the  right  and  left,  in  the  shape  of  an  arc,  and  by  magazines,  tamped 
in  8000  Ibs.  of  powder.  Immediately  after  the  explosion  (a  horrible 
spectacle)  my  regiment  advanced,  with  other  regiments,  into  the  Con 
federate  works  and  out  beyond  the  Crater  on  the  plane.  After  eight 
hours  of  the  most  desperate  fighting  on  record,  the  Confederates  re 
captured  their  lost  works  and  about  1000  Union  prisoners.  I  went  in 
this  battle  with  40  rounds  of  ammunition,  and  after  they  were  ex 
hausted  I  took  from  wounded  and  dead  soldiers  their  cartridges,  and 
probably  fired  about  160  rounds  at  the  Confederates  during  the  eight 
hours.  The  Union  and  Confederate  soldiers  were  in  such  close  proxi 
mity  that  in  raising  up  to  fire  over  the  works  we  would  fire  point  blank 
into  the  rebels'  faces.  Sometimes  hand-to-hand  fighting  occurred.  At 
2  o'clock  P.  M.  there  were  only  about  800  Union  troops  left  in  and 
around  the  Crater.  The  Confederate  number  kept  increasing  until 
about  9,000  or  10,000  were  nearly  surrounding  us.  It  was  almost  sure 
death  to  a  Union  soldier  to  try  to  run  the  gauntlet  150  yards  to  our 
lines.  Men  that  had  attempted  it  were  piled  up  eight  deep  just  out 
side  the  works  we  were  into,  dead.  Gen.  W.  F.  Bartlett  (with  his 
cork  leg  shot  off),  Col.  Marshall,  Capt.  Norris,  and  other  officers  were 
in  the  rebel  works  with  us.  These  works  were  full  of  dead  and 
wounded,  men.  Blood  was  spattered  everywhere,  with  some  pools  of 
it  on  the  jfround,  where  the  life  blood  of  a  Union  soldier  had  ebbed  away. 

During  the  eight  hours,  at  two  different  times,  the  comrade  next 
to  me,  as  he  raised  up  to  fire  his  gun,  received  a  grape  shot  in  his  fore 
head  from  a  rebel  gun,  and  in  consequence  had  his  head  blown  off,  the 


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CLARENCE  WILSON, 

Companies  B-E. 
From  a  tintype  taken  at  Petersburg,  May  5,  186-1. 


210  PETERSBURG. 

brain  and  blood  filling  my  ear  and  spattering  my  clothes.  At  last,  at 
2  P.  M.,  our  officers  said  it  was  a  forlorn  hope  to  try  to  hold  these 
works  against  so  large  a  force  of  the  enemy — that  our  number  was 
fast  being  depleted — and  that  we  would  have  to  surrender.  A  hand 
kerchief  was  waved  over  the  works  on  a  bayonet,  a  signal  that  we  had 
surrendered.  We  threw  down  our  guns  and  the  Confederates  came 
swarming  over  the  works  among  us.  A  few  colored  troops  who  were 
with  us  were  stabbed  and  killed  on  the  spot  by  Confederate  soldiers,  at 

the  same  instant  the  Confederates  shouting,  "These  d niggers  ain't 

fit  to  live !" 

A  Confederate  guard  then  took  us  across  the  open  field  (about 
three  quarters  of  a  mile)  into  Petersburg.  As  we  hurried  along  over 
the  field  we  were  implored  piteously  by  wounded  men  on  the  field  to 
help  them  up. 

We  were  kept  over  night  heavily  guarded.  The  next  morning, 
Sunday,  it  seemed  to  me  everything  alive  came  out  to  see  those  horrible 
Yankees  who  played  such  a  mean  trick  upon  them  (as  they  put  it)  by 
blowing  up  their  fort.  The  women  especially  were  quite  vehement  in 
their  manner  towards  us.  There  were  quite  a  number  of  colored  troops 
taken  prisoner  also  during  the  battle.  Finally  all  prisoners  were  formed 
in  column  by  fours,  consisting  of  alternate  files  of  colored  troops  (nig 
gers,  the  rebels  called  them)  and  commissioned  officers  at  the  head,  and 
as  leader  of  the  column  Gen.  Bartlett,  with  his  empty  pants-leg,  dang 
ling,  (his  cork  leg  having  been  shot  off  in  Saturday's  battle)  was 
placed  on  an  old  spavined  horse,  and  the  wonderful  Sabbath  day's 
journey  commenced.  The  column,  I  must  confess,  presented  a  fan 
tastic  and  variegated  appearance.  This  was  all  done  to  humiliate  the 
Yankee  white  soldier  and  satisfy  the  clamoring  Southern  people  for 
revenge  for  blowing  up  their  fort.  There  must  have  been  about  1000 
white  and  black  troops  in  this  motley  procession.  We  were  marched 
through  the  principle  streets  of  Petersburg.  The  people  were  in  their 
holiday  attire  and  jeered  us  continually.  It  was  a  big  show  for  the  in 
habitants  of  this  besieged  town.  I  noticed  this  exhibition  humiliated 
some  of  our  "stuck-up",  "dandy"  officers  who  were  captured  with  me. 

Monday  morning,  greatly  to  our  relief,  we  were  put  in  freight  cars 
on  the  Danville  &  Richmond  R.  R.  and  taken  to  Danville.  At  this  place 
most  of  the  prisoners  were  taken  off.  After  remaining  at  the  Danville 
prison  for  a  short  time,  the  colored  troops  and  some  white  troops  were 
taken  to  Richmond,  on  account  of  the  crowded  condition  of  the  Danville 
prisons.  The  negro  troops,  however,  were  not  confined  in  rebel  prisons, 
but  were  treated  as  some  of  their  run-away  slaves  and  were  set  to  work 
in  various  parts  of  the  South. 

Up  to  the  war  period  the  South  was  ever  ready  to  boast  of  her 
chivalry,  but  when  a  Yankee  soldier  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Con 
federate  Government  it  was  quite  the  reverse. 

From  the  very  moment  we  were  captured  the  Confederates  com 
menced  their  pilfering  acts,  snatching  a  good  hat  from  off  our  heads, 
and  in  return  gave  us  a  miserable  slouchy,  and  perchance,  "buggy" 
thing.  Next,  one  of  their  number  would  envy  some  other  piece  of 
clothing  we  possessed  and  order  us  to  remove  it  for  his  benefit.  By 
the  time  we  landed  in  Richmond  we  resembled  Puck's  illustrations  of 
disreputable  tramps — rag-tag  and  bob-shag — misfit  in  appearance.  Then 
again,  when  we  appeared  at  the  office  of  Dick  Turner,  Libby  Prison's 
keeper,  we  were  searched  and  robbed  (under  the  pretense  that  they 
would  be  returned  to  us  in  the  future}  of  everything  our  clothing  con- 


PETERSBURG.  211 

tained — things  that  would  have  been  a  comfort  to  a  lonely  captive  while 
sitting  despondently  on  the  hard,  dirty  prison  floor,  for  months  and 
months,  with  nothing  to  divert  our  minds  from  our  miserable  sur 
roundings. 

Bell  Isle  and  Libby  Prison,  both  located  at  Richmond,  were  two 
of  the  most  notorious  Confederate  prison  pens  in  the  South.  In  Feb 
ruary,  1864,  Col.  Rose  and  Major  Hamilton  dug  a  tunnel  from  the 
basement  of  Libby  Prison  building,  across  2Oth  St.  and  on  behind  a  high 
board  fence,  and  one  night  115  officers,  confined  there,  escaped.  Up  to 
that  time  Libby  Prison  had  been  kept  by  the  Confederate  Government, 
almost  exclusively  for  Union  officers  captured.  After  this  break  for 
liberty  the  officers  were  'removed  to  other  quarters  and  Libby  Prison 
was  taken  and  kept  for  private  soldiers.  All  the  provileges  the  officers 
got  were  taken  away.  A  rigid  rule  was  enforced  that  no  privates  could 
go  within  five  feet  of  a  window.  No  more  cooking  or  fires  allowed 
down  on  the  first  floor.  Our  food  was  all  brought  to  us  cooked  (so 
called).  The  coarse  stuff  issued  to  us,  alluded  to  as  corn  bread,  con 
tained  no  salt,  and  perhaps  weighed  about  one-half  pound  ground  cobs, 
hulls  of  corn  were  in  evidence.  We  drew  the  chunk  of  bread  in  the 
morning  and  unless  eaten  in  a  few  hours  it  would  sour  from  lack  of 
salt.  Our  stomachs  were  badly  deranged,  under  this  regime,  and  diar 
rhoea  was  prevalent. 

In  managing  Hotel  Libby,  Dick  Turner  knew  how  to  economise  all 
right,  to  make  it  pay.  He  could  come  about  as  near  starving  "a  board 
er,"  and  just  keep  him  alive,  as  the  next  person.  Before  I  enlisted  as 
a  soldier,  and  while  at  home,  I  often  noticed  my  father  mixing  swill  for 
his  pigs  (scraps  from  the  table,  etc.).  While  sitting  on  the  floor  of 
Libby  Prison  in  1864,  hungry  almost  to  desperation,  my  mind  would 
revert  to  my  home  in  Pennsylvania,  and  I  would  think  of  this  swill  for 
the  pigs  my  father  mixed ;  and,  don't  you  know,  dear  reader,  my  mouth 
would  actually  water  for  that  (I  really  thought  then)  delicious  swill. 
Drawing  beautiful  pictures,  in  our  mind's-eye,  of  home  and  loved  ones, 
made  us  despondent  and  discouraged  of  ever  reaching  there  again. 

Occasionally  we  received  .a  small  piece  of  rusty  side  bacon  that 
contained  maggots,  unfit  for  their  own  soldiers  or  any  human  being, 
for  that  matter.  Cow-pea  soup  was  served  about  three  times  per  week, 
cooked  with  a  piece  of  this  spoiled  bacon.  The  maggots,  of  course, 
would  float  to  the  surface.  It  might  be  the  cook  concluded  they  were 
quite  nutritious,  and  answered  for  one  of  the  ingredients.  To  read 
and  learn  of  this  fact  to-day  seems  sickening,  but  in  Libby  Prison 
the  prisoners  were  not  above  skimming  off  the  little  fellows  and  diving 
into  the  soup  with  considerable  relish  and  enthusiasm.  Even  to  a  sick 
man  it  was  the  best  thing  we  received,  and  that  is  not  saying  very 
much. 

During  the  last  year  of  the  war  the  restrictions  at  Libby  were  un 
necessarily  rigid.  One  rule  was,  we  were  not  allowed  within  five  feet 
of  a  window.  Confederate  guards  were  ordered  to  shoot  a  Union 
prisoner  if  seen  within  five  feet  of  a  window.  On  one  occasion  I  know 
of  a  sick  prisoner,  half-dazed  by  starvation,  longing  to  get  a  sight  of 
Mother  Earth,  to  relieve  the  killing  monotony  of  prison  life,  approached 
within  three  feet.  The  guard  on  the  Casey  St.  sidewalk  saw  his  shadow 
on  the  window,  and  then  by  edging  off  the  sidewalk  and  his  regular 
beat,  into  the  street,  he  could  see  the  Union  prisoner,  and  then  up  and 
shot  him.  It  was  reported  to  Dick  Turner,  but  he  made  light  of  the 
affair  and  acted  as  though  he  considered  it  commendable  on  the  part 


212  PETERSBURG. 

of  the  guard.  This  taint  upon  the  boasted  chivalry  of  the  Southern 
Confederacy  is  firmly  fixed.  The  atrocities  committed  upon  prisoners 
have  been  recited  throughout  the  whole  world. 

History's  impartial  records  concerning  this  crime  will  never  be 
reversed.  I  am  aware  that  there  are  apologists  to-day  who  are  ready 
to  assert  that  the  sufferings  of  the  Union  prisoners  are  exaggerated. 
My  own  account  of  the  treatment  I  received  while  in  the  hands  of  Dick 
Turner,  et  al.}  has  been  verified  by  statements  of  my  comrades  who 
spent  months  in  various  hell-holes  called  prison  pens,  and  they  invaria 
bly  tally  so  closely  that  all  this  kind  of  evidence  has  met  with  an  en 
dorsement  with  a  large  majority  of  the  people  in  the  United  States  and 
Europe.  These  atrocities  are  on  record,  but'  they  are  not  accepted  as 
measures  used  in  civilized  warfare,  especially  after  considering  the  fact 
that  we  on  both  sides  were  Americans. 

In  the  early  Spring  of  1864  the  United  States  Government  stopped 
entirely  the  exchange  of  prisoners.  That  fact  alone  kept  us  confined 
there  until  the  end  of  the  war.  Others  were  kept  at  Andersonville,  Sal 
isbury,  Libby,  etc.,  over  twelve  months.  I  presume  one  cause  of  the 
action  of  our  government  in  stopping  the  exchange  was,  that  the  Con 
federate  prisoners  had  been  returned  to  them  in  good  physical  condi 
tion,  and  immediately  they  entered  the  Confederate  army  again,  while 
the  Union  prisoners,  coming  from  the  hands  of  the  Confederate  gov 
ernment,  after  being  confined  a  few  months,  returned  to  our  govern 
ment  a  physical  wreck.  It  might  have  been  a  wise  war  measure,  but 
pretty  tough  upon  the  poor  Union  prisoners. 

The  United  States  Sanitary  Commission  appointed  a  Committee  in 
the  winter  of  1863-4,  composed  of  the  following  prominent  men  of  the 
times  :  Doctors  Valentine  Mott  and  Edward  Dalefield,  and  Governor 
Morris  Wikins,  of  New  York;  Dr.  Wallan,  Hon.  John  R.  Clark  Hare, 
and  Rev.  Treadwell  Walden,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  This  Sanitary  Com 
mittee  visited  Parole  camps,  where  prisoners  were  kept,  at  Annapolis, 
Md.,  and  elsewhere,  took  large  numbers  of  depositions  in  writing  and 
otherwise  collected  information  which  justified  the  following  conclu 
sions  : 

"The  testimony  given  by  these  prisoners  is  as  clear  as  the  noon 
day  sun  that  these  barbarities  were  deliberately  practiced  upon  our 
men  for  the  double  purpose  of  crippling  and  reducing  our  armed  force, 
and  of  striking  terror  to  the  Northern  population  to  prevent  enlist 
ments.  There  does  not  remain  ground  for  doubt  that  the  rebel  gov 
ernment  designedly  resorted  to  the  slow  process  of  torture  and  death 
by  starvation  and  to  freezing  and  starving  united,  operating  minute  by 
minute,  hour  by  hour,  day  by  day,  week  by  week,  month  by  month,  at 
Richmond,  Andersonville,  and  other  prisons,  until  the  men  became 
living  skeletons  and  idiots,  no  longer  able  to  recognize  his  wife,  his 
children  or  his  friends,  no  longer  of  any  value  either  to  himself  or  to 
his  government;  and  this  for  the  purpose  of  weakening  our  military 
arms  and  deterring  our  people  from  proceeding  with  the  war.  It  is  the 
same  story  everywhere ;  prisoners  of  war  treated  worse  than  convicts, 
shut  up  either  in  suffocating  buildings  or  in  out-door  enclosures,  with 
out  even  the  shelter  provided  the  beasts  of  the  field;  unsupported  with 
sufficient  food,  supplied  with  food  and  water  injurious  and  poisonous, 
compelled  to  live  on  floors  often  covered  with  human  filth,  or  on  ground 
saturated  with  it;  compelled  to  breathe  an  air  compressed  with  an  in 
tolerable  stench,  and  in  hourly  danger  of  being  shot  by  unrestrained  or 
brutal  guards;  despondent  even  to  madness,  idiocy  and  suicide;  sick 


PETERSBURG.  213 

of  disease  greatly  contagious  in  character,  caused  by  decayed  food, 
by  filth,  by  vermin,  by  malaria  and  by  cold,  to  die  in  wretchedness 
and  despair,  not  only,  among  strangers  but  among  enemies  too  resent 
ful  either  to  have  pity  or  show  mercy.  These  are  positive  facts. 
Thousands  of  helpless  men  have  been  and  are  now  being  disabled  and 
destroyed  by  a  process  as  certain  as  poison,  and  as  cruel  as  the  torture 
of  burning  at  a  stake.  This  spectacle  is  daily  beheld  and  allowed 
by  the  rebel  government.  The  conclusion  is  unavoidable,  therefore, 
that  these  privations  and  sufferings  have  been  designedly  inflicted  by  the 
military  and  other  authority  of  the  rebel  government,  and  not  by 
causes  they  could  not  control." 

Senator  Howard,  in  May,  1864,  took  this  Sanitary  Commission's 
Report  and  read  it  and  spoke  on  it  in  the  Senate  and  endeavored  to 
induce  the  Senate  to  take  action  upon  the  order  of  the  government, 
stopping  the  exchange  of  prisoners. 

Stopping  the  exchange  was  the  means  of  keeping  myself  ten  months 
in  prison,  and  many  others  over  one  year.  Those  that  survived  the 
strain  and  are  living  to-day,  have  no  constitutions  left  to  stand  any 
thing.  If  I  was  obliged  to  earn  a  living  for  myself  and  wife  I  could 
not  do  it  and  have  not  been  able  to  do  so  for  years. 

Libby  prison  in  1864  grew  over-crowded.  The  commonest  com 
forts  were  denied.  Scurvy  was  prevalent  on  account  of  the  utter  ab 
sence  of  vegetables,  and  no  salt  in  Durford.  Even  one  sweet  potato 
per  day  (and  they  grew  in  abundance  in  the  South),  would  have  pre 
vented  this  malady. 

Personal  cleanliness  was  out  of  the  question.  No  adequate  effort 
made  by  the  authorities  to  preserve  proper  sanitary  conditions,  and  the 
floors  of  Libby  became  covered  with  vermin  and  filth.  When  I  en 
tered  Libby  Prison  I  had  on  only  three  pieces  of  clothing — pants,  shirt 
and  a  thin  blouse.  I  came  out  at  the  end  of  the  war  with  what  was 
left — ragged,  dirty  and  lousy  beyond  description.  My  clothes  were 
never  washed  nor  did  I  get  a  bath.  My  blouse  and  shirt  were  worn 
through  to  the  skin,  which  turned  dark  and  became  callosed  from  lying 
on  the  hard  floor.  We  would  lie  down  at  night  dovetailed  together  like 
sardines  in  a  box,  on  the  bare  floor,  without  anything  to  cover  us.  I 
came  out  weighing  about  90  pounds. 

Of  all  the  winters  in  the  State  of  Virginia,  the  winter  of  1864-65 
was  considered  as  the  coldest.  The  windows  were  all  broken  out  and 
iron  bars  added.  Richmond  is  not  very  far  South  and  cold  rains,  sleet 
and  snow  were  quite  frequent  that  bitter  cold  winter.  The  food  was 
so  bad  our  stomachs  refused  to  assimilate  it,  and  diarrhoea  attacking 
us,  our  bodies  were  not  nourished  to  any  degree  of  warmth. 

During  the  time  I  was  at  Libby,  the  sanitary  conditions  were  bad 
enough.  There  being  no  water  closets,  horse-troughs  were  there  on 
each  floor  for  our  use.  Those  with  diarrhoea  were  obliged  to  stand  in 
line  a  long  while  in  agony,  waiting  their  turn  to  get  at  the  troughs. 
The  stench  from  the  congested  condition  of  these  troughs  was  some 
thing  terrible.  Waterspouts  were  provided  at  each  trough  and  were 
supposed  to  turn  on  a  stream  to  relieve  the  troughs,  but,  notwithstand 
ing  this,  a  negro  would  have  to  come  in  to  clean  them  occasionally. 

During  the  last  few  months  of  my  experience  in  Libby  rations  grew 
more  and  more  scant.  Prisoners  would  lie  down  to  sleep  and  dream  of 
home  comforts,  and  awake  only  to  feel  that  horrible  gnawing  and  crav 
ing  for  food  magnified. 


214  PETERSBURG. 

Their  weakened  minds  were  the  pray  of  wild  fancies.  Homesick 
ness  deranged  the  mind,  and  caused  many  a  poor  fellow  to  pine  away 
and  die.  Often  from  eight  to  ten  dead  bodies  would  be  found  in  the 
morning.  The  dead  wagon  would  arrive  at  the  prison,  a  long  wooden 
shoot  put  up  at  the  window  from  the  wagon,  and  the  dead  bodies  lifted 
from  the  floor  and  sent  down  this  shoot  into  the  wagon  with  a  dead 
thud  that  was  sickening,  and  carried  away,  and  thrown  into  a  trench 
without  even  a  covering  of  any  sort  and  then  the  dirt  thrown  over 
them.  The  names  of  the  dead  were  never  asked  for,  but  simply  thrown 
in  trenches  and  covered  with  dirt,  unhonored  and  unsung. 

It  is  not  a  disposition  in  writing  this  article  to  show  animosity 
towards  the  South  of  to-day.  I  am  sure  all  ex-prisoners  living  have 
buried  the  hatchet  and  extended  the  olive  branch  of  peace  to  the 
South  of  to-day  and  all  Confederate  soldiers.  It  would  be  best  for  all 
concerned  if  this  whole  matter  regarding  Union  prisoners  could  be  al 
lowed  to  rest  and  not  be  referred  to  again  in  print.  But  it  would  not  be 
just  to  the  heroic  thousands  who  fought  bravely  in  battle  and  were 
captured  and  suffered  everything  to  keep  quiet,  and  never  relate  our 
experience. 

Through  the  month  of  March,  1865,  there  was  every  indication 
of  a  total  collapse  of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  Guards'  were  more 
communicative,  and  to  our  inquiries  gave  us  some  hope  of  being 
released  soon.  Four  days  after  Gen.  Lee's  surrender  a  Pennsylvania 
regiment  came  into  Richmond  and  opened  the  doors  of  Libby  Prison, 
and  we  were  once  more  free  men.  Remnants  of  hats  went  up  into 
the  air  with  feeble  cheers  from  the  husky  throats  of  the  weak  Union 
prisoners.  Language  can  hardly  describe  the  pathetic  scenes  that  took 
place  as  we  marched  out  of  prison  into  the  open  air  and  land  of  the 
free,  surrounded  by  friends,  who  had  come  to  liberate  us.  Prisoners 
wept  with  joy,  throwing  their  arms  around  the  neck  of  a  comrade 
who  had  become  dear  to  him  through  the  long  prison  confinement. 
We  were  soon  on  our  way  to  the  James  River  a  few  miles  away, 
singing  "Home,  Sweet  Home"  on  our  way.  As  we  approached  the 
river  and  beheld  Old  Glory,  floating  out  in  wavy  grandeur  from  a 
staff  on  board  a  steamer  awaiting  to  transport  us  north,  we  again, 
with  feeble  effort,  threw  our  tattered  hats  (many  had  none  to  throw) 
up  into  the  air.  Some  of  our  weak  and  emaciated  comrades  actually 
fainted  with  animation  over  the  delight  of  once  more  beholding  the 
dear  old  flag,  as  the  gentle  breeze  caught  it  and  straightened  it  out. 
After  getting  aboard  the  steamer  we  were  given  hot  coffee,  new  sweet 
bread  and  fresh  cooked  beef.  We  acted  very  greedy,  smacking  our 
lips  and  begging  for  more.  But  we  were  treated  like  invalids  and 
reminded  of  the  fact  that  it  would  not  be  good  for  us  to  eat  any 
more  for  the  present. 

After  a  beautiful  ride  down  the  James  River,  stopping  at  Fortress 
Monroe  and  given  more  good  things  to  eat,  we  finally  arrived  at 
Camp  Parole,  Annapolis,  Md.  We  were  soon  floundering  in  a  warm 
bath  at  the  bath-house  and  given  a  new  suit  of  Uncle  Sam's  blue. 
After  a  day  or  two  here  we  were  sent  home  with  a  pocket  full  of 
crisp  new  greenbacks.  Uncle  Sam  gave  us  extra  money  for  rations 
I  had  not  drawn  from  the  government  during  the  ten  months.  As  I 
now  sit  and  write  this  account,  words  and  language  fail  me  to  ade 
quately  describe  and  express  the  feelings  of  joy  I  then  experienced 
on  entering  my  home  again  and  greeting  the  dear  ones  therein ;  espe- 


PETERSBURG.  215 

cially  the  ecstacy  in  which  my  dear  mother  greeted  me  with  tears 
and  kisses.  Fourteen  months  before  I  ran  away  from  home  and 
enlisted  at  Philadelphia,  a  mere  boy,  then  16  years  of  age,  going  to 
school,  and  when  I  left  home  did  not  bid  her  good-bye  for  fear  of 
detention.  When  I  was  captured  at  the  Petersburg  battle  I  was 
reported  as  killed,  and  my  mother  never  expected  to  see  me  again. 

I  returned  to  my  regiment  laying  at  Petersburg.  During  the 
Summer  of  1865  I  was  unable  to  do  guard  duty,  but  could  not  get  my 
discharge. 

CLARENCE  WILSON, 
Co.  B.3  2d  Pa.  Prov.  H.  A. 

The  Confederate  batteries  again  began  to  shell  the 
whole  line  early  on  the  morning  of  August  i8th,  which  was 
responded  to  in  equally  as  aggressive  a  manner  by  those  of 
the  Union  army,  and  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania 
Heavy  Artillery  Regiment  was  by  no  means  made  an  ex 
ception  to  its  centre  of  fire,  being  located  directly  in  front 
of  a  six-gun  battery  of  the  enemy. 

The  Fifth  Corps  moved  to  the  left  of  the  Ninth  Corps 
in  the  morning,  and  its  right  flank  rested  on  the  left  of  the 
Provisional  regiment.  One  day's  rations  of  coffee,  sugar 
and  beef  \vas  served  the  Provisional  Regiment. 

One  day's  rations  of  pork  and  hard  tack  and  two  loaves 
of  bread  were  served  the  men  soon  after  daylight  on  the 
1 9th,  and  the  men  were  in  the  best  of  spirits. 

In  the  afternoon  of  that  day  the  regiment  moved  to 
the  left  to  assist  in  supporting  the  Fifth  Corps  in  an  attack 
at  the  Weldon  railroad,  in  doing  which  a  skirmish  with 
the  enemy  \vas  had,  in  which  several  of  the  regiment  were 
killed  and  wounded. 

On  August  2Oth  most  of  the  regiment  was  placed  on 
the  picket  line  along  a  swampy  piece  of  ground,  where  it 
was  requisite  to  corduroy  in  order  to  pass  in  and  out  to  the 
main  line,  in  doing  which  three  or  four  of  the  men  were 
picked  off  by  sharpshooters. 

On  the  following  morning  the  enemy  assaulted  the 
picket  line  in  force,  compelling  the  pickets  to  fall  back;  but 
they  returned  shortly  after,  and  in  the  early  afternoon 
the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  pick 
ets  were  relieved  by  other  troops,  and  they  returned  to  the 
breastworks,  rejoining  the  regiment,  therein,  where  they 
remained  until  the  24th,  when  the  whole  regiment  was 


2l6  PETERSBURG. 

relieved  and  returned  to  its  camp  in  the  rear.  Bread,  hard 
tack,  sugar,  coffee  and  one  mackerel  each  were  served  the 
men. 

The  Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery, 
from  August  i8th  to  21,  1864,  lost  2  men  killed,  10  wound 
ed,  50  captured  or  missing. 

The  following,  in  reference  to  the  "Weldon  Railroad 
Fight,"  indicates  the  opinion  of  Gen.  White  (who  then 
commanded  the  Division  to  which  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  was  attached)  of  the  manner 
in  which  the  men,  under  very  adverse  circumstances,  went 
into  that  battle: 

Hd.    Qrs.    ist   Div.,   pth  A.    C. 
Blick's   Station,  Va.,  Aug.  23,   1864. 
GEN'L  ORDERS   No.   43. 

"The  Gen'l  comd'g  desires  to  express  to  the  troops  of  this  Division  his  great 
satisfaction  with  their  conduct  on  the  igth  inst. 

The  spirit  and  alacrity  with  which  they  moved  forward  to  the  attack,  after  a 
fatiguing  march,  and  the  steadiness  and  gallantry  which  they  displayed  under  fire, 
are  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation. 

He  regrets  that  their  decimated  ranks  prevented  their  accomplishing  more,  and 
while  hoping  that  they  will  shortly  be  filled,  feels  confident  that  this  division, 
whether  large  or  small,  will  continue  to  retain  its  present  high  reputation. 

By   command   of 

Brig.   Gen.   WHITE. 

C.  I.  MILLS,  Capt.  &  A.  A.  Gen'l. 
Official 

T.  W.  CLARK,  Capt.  &  A.  A.  A.  Gen'l. 
Official. 

CHAS.   MOWER,    ist  I<t.   Prov.   zd  Pa.   Art.,  A.   Adjt. 

The  25th  of  August  was  spent  in  drilling  in  the  morn 
ing,  and  in  the  afternoon  tents  were  struck  and  arms 
stacked,  preparatory  to  moving,  but  did  not  move  until  two 
o'clock  next  morning,  when  the  regiment  was  marched  a 
short  distance  to  the  left,  returning  shortly  after  breakfast, 
however,  without  anything  special  transpiring,  and  pitched 
tents  again  where  last  encamped. 

On  the  2/th  of  August  the  brigade  moved  to  the  left 
and  entered  the  breastworks,  the  Provisional  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artillery  Regiment  relieving  some  colored 
troops,  but  the  lines  here  were  so  far  apart  no  sharpshoot- 
ing  or  cannonading  was  indulged  in,  as  was  the  case  at  all 
other  points  along  the  line.  The  regiment's  tents  were 
pitched  in  the  immediate  rear  of  the  works. 

Inspection  of  arms  was  had  on  the  following  day,  and 
rations  were  served  the  men,  including  pickled  beets  and 


PETERSBURG.  217 

ready-made  coffee,  the  first  of  the  former  received  by  the 
men  of  the  regiment  since  leaving  Brandy  Station  in  May. 

The  regiment  worked  at  the  breastworks,  strengthen 
ing  them,  all  day  of  August  2Qth  and  3Oth,  and  in  the  eve 
ning  of  the  latter  day  orders  were  received  to  report  to  the 
mother  regiment — the  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artil 
lery,  then  laying  at  Bermuda  Hundred  Fronts,  between  the 
Appomatox  and  James  rivers,  near  Point  of  Rocks. 

On  the  morning  of  August  3ist  the  regiment  was 
inspected  and  mustered  for  pay,  for  the  last  time  as  the 
"Provisional  Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,"  and 
in  the  afternoon  it  started  on  a  march  to  rejoin  the  old 
regiment,  halting  and  remaining  over  night  at  the  old 
grounds  in  front  of  the  "crater"  at  Petersburg,  where  so 
many  of  the  regiment  were  killed,  wounded  and  captured 
on  the  30th  of  July. 

Starting  early  next  morning,  the  regiment  reported  at 
headquarters  of  the  i8th  Army  Corps  at  Point  of  Rocks 
that  evening,  and  went  into  camp  near  the  old  regiment  at 
the  Crow's  Nest  Lookout,  Bermuda  Fronts,  about  nine 
o'clock  P.  M.,  remaining  there  until  the  afternoon  of  Sep 
tember  3d,  when,  after  inspection  of  arms  and  knapsacks, 
the  regiment  was  drawn  up  in  line  again,  and  the  inspect 
ing  officer  announced  that  he  had  been  informed  the  regi 
ment  did  not  wish  to  rejoin  the  old  regiment ;  that  it  rested 
with  the  men  to  do  so  or  not,  and  those  who  were  in  favor 
of  continuing  their  present  organization  to  step  two  paces 
to  the  front.  William  H.  Berger  was  the  only  man  in  line 
that  did  so,  whereupon  the  inspecting  officer,  turning  to 
Major  Marsland,  who  was  in  command  of  the  Provisional 
Regiment,  said :  "It  looks  otherwise."  The  Major  then 
said :  "Maybe  the  men  did  not  understand  you ;  try  them 
again."  The  proposition  was  explained,  and  the  men  desir 
ing  to  continue  in  the  Provisional  regiment  were  again  re 
quested  to  step  two  paces  to  the  front,  wrhen,  to  the  inspect 
ing  officer's  surprise,  Quartermaster  Sergeant  Berger  step 
ped  the  two  paces,  and  thus  demonstrated  that  he  was  the 
only  person  in  the  regiment  that  preferred  not  to  rejoin 
the  old  regiment. 


2l8  BERMUDA    HUNDRED. 

The  regiment  was  then  dismissed  and  returned  to  its 
camp,  where  it  remained  inactive  until  the  afternoon  of 
September  5th,  when  it  was  reunited  with  the  original  Sec 
ond  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  the  men  being  distrib 
uted  among  the  several  batteries  in  accordance  with  Special 
Order  No.  282  of  the  War  Department,  dated  Washington, 
August  26,  1864. 

Isaac  B.  Smith,  corporal  in  Company  B,  Provisional 
Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  is  author  of  the 
following : 

"BRIEF  HISTORY  OF  THE  PROVISIONAL  SECOND  PENNSYLVANIA 
HEAVY   ARTILLERY. 

Of  the  147  members  of  Company  C  that  left  Alexandria  with  the 
regiment,  67  were  killed,  wounded  or  taken  prisoners.  Considering  the 
life  of  the  Provisional,  only  four  months,  the  loss  seems  to  be  frightful. 
It  makes  me  feel  proud  of  its  record,  but  sad  to  think  of  the  great 
hearted  boys  who  were  cut  off  so  ruthlessly,  and  how  often  they  were 
missed  by  their  mess-mates.  Many  years  have  passed  since  then  and 
fhe  elastic  steps  of  the  beardless  boys  who  started  out  with  bright 
anticipations  of  a  fight  when  we  swung  into  line  at  Brandy  Station,  to 
march  to  the  front,  have  grown  slow  and  faltering  and  prematurely 
gray  hairs  and  beards  reminds  us  of  some  of  the  severe  service  we 
did  while  marching,  digging,  fording  streams  and  fighting  to  help 
chase  Gen.  Lee  into  Richmond. 

After  we  went  to  Brandy  Station,  we  marched  about  two  miles 
and  had  the  pleasure  of  camping  out  in  "dog  tents."  Next  morning, 
I  think  it  was  May  5,  we  drew  five  days'  rations,  and  then  it  was  a 
comical  sight  at  the  bulging  haversacks,  which,  with  forty  rounds 
of  cartridge  and  a  plethoric  knapsack,  we  were  equipped  for  the  cam 
paign,  or  at  least  I  thought  so.  When  the  "fall  in"  was  sounded  there 
was  as  fine  a  looking  line  of  soldiers  as  could  be  found  anywhere  in 
the  army;  all  nice,  clean,  well-brushed  clothes  and  every  man  with  a 
"bureau"  on  his  back.  After  marching  back  to  Brandy  Station,  while 
we  were  stopping  there  the  boys  thought  they  did  not  need  quite  so 
much  fancy  furniture  to  keep  house  down  South,  so  they  began  to 
unpack  the  "bureau"  and  tore  up  the  contents,  which  generally  con 
sisted  of  a  government  blanket,  overcoat,  dress  coat,  two  or  three  "dog 
hair"  shirts,  the  same  kind  of  short  hose,  the  feet  of  which  were  the 
longest  part  about  them;  writing  material,  boots,  shoes,  playing  cards 
"and  other  articles  too  numerous  to  mention,"  as  the  sale  bills  say. 
They  piled  all  these  things  together  and  applied  fire  to  them,  so  they 
would  not  be  fit  to  grace  the  person  of  some  wandering  "Johnny  Reb" 
who  might  appear  on  the  scene  after  our  departure. 

Then  came  the  sound  of  the  bugle,  and  off  we  started  to  hunt 
Johnnies.  After  marching  until  about  n  o'clock  that  night  we  came 
to  the  Rapidan  River.  Here  the  regiment  "side-tracked"  and  the  boys 
were  tired,  having  marched  about  twenty  miles,  and  being  unused  to 
it  they  felt  the  effects  keenly.  About  2  o'clock  the  next  morning  we 


SMITH'S  BRIEF  HISTORY.  219 

crossed  the  river  and  moved  a  mile  or  so  and  halted  until  after  day 
light.  Then  we  started  for  Mine  Run  or  the  Wilderness,  and  after 
about  an  hour  we  could  hear  the  sharp  crash  of  musketry  as  we  went 
on.  Finally,  after  marching  into  a  field,  we  halted,  when  the  boys  ran 
to  a  fence  and  got  on  top  of  it  to  see  if  they  could  get  a  glimpse  of  the 
battle.  While  we  were  looking  an  orderly  rode  up  with  orders  of 
some  kind,  the  bugle  sang  out  "Fall  in!"  and  off  we  started  at  a 
double  quick.  When  the  colors  went  down,  after  about  3  miles  march, 
Tdo  not  think  there  were  150  men  present  with  them.  The  march  had 
been  too  severe  for  all  to  keep  up  with  the  command.  After  resting  a 
while  the  stragglers  began  to  come  in.  We  were  then  ordered  to  the 
front,  unslung  knapsacks  and  had  roll  call.  At  this  time  the  musketry 
was  terrific.  A  comrade  at  my  right  said  he  would  be  killed  that 
evening.  He  appeared  to  be  very  much  frightened  and  I  tried  to 
pacify  him  as  best  I  could,  although  I  think  I  was  scared  worse  than 
he  was,  but  did  not  want  to  show  it.  Things  did  indeed  seem  scary 
about  that  time.  We  were  soon  ordered  forward  and  I  bid  farewell  to 
my  knapsack  and  never  saw  it  afterwards.  After  going  a  short  dis 
tance  we  stopped  and  our  first  attempt  was  made  at  building  rifle  pits. 
It  makes  me  laugh  yet  to  think  of  them.  The  boys  suddenly  thought 
that  a  protection  would  be  desirable  just  at  that  particular  time,  so  they 
began  to  break  off  the  pine  boughs  and  piled  them  like  a  winrow 
of  hay.  Of  course  such  a  protection  would  not  have  been  half  as  effec 
tive  as  hay.  Finally  the  regiment  was  straightened  up,  and  digging 
and  building  rifle  pits  began  in  earnest.  This  was  done  quickly,  as 
every  soldier  in  the  regiment  seemed  to  have  a  very  decided  interest 
in  the  completion  of  the  works.  While  occupying  these  pits,  I  saw 
three  separate  bayonet  charges,  made  by  troops  on  our  right,  over 
the  same  ground  each  time.  Here  we  had  our  first  experience  with 
shells.  While  we  were  lounging  about  and  listening  to  the  roar  of 
artillery  and  the  rattle  of  musketry,  as  it  rose  and  fell,  according  to 
the  heat  of  the  fray,  we  heard  the  boom  of  a  field  gun  and  the  terrify 
ing  shriek  of  a  shell  as  it  flew  over  us.  Then  followed  one  of  the 
finest  acrobatic  displays  ever  witnessed,  possibly  not  the  most  grace 
ful,  but  the  promptness  and  agility  of  execution  excelled  that  of  the 
noted  prairie  dogs  of  the  plains.  All  appeared  to  have  urgent  busi 
ness  behind  the  breastworks.  We  were  lying  directly  in  front  of  a 
light  battery  of  brass  howitzers,  and  they  replied  to  the  Johnnies 
promptly.  Every  shot  that  was  fired  seemed  to  raise  me  from  the 
earth.  Scared?  Well,  all  hands  seemed  to  be  particularly  nervous  and 
pale  about  that  time.  In  a  short  time,  however,  the  firing  calmed  down, 
but  about  9  o'clock  P.  M.  there  opened  up  on  the  left  of  our  lines  a 
deafening  crash  of  musketry,  which  swept  along  the  line  until  it 
reached  the  right  of  our  regiment,  where  the  regimental  pioneers  lay, 
and  there  it  died  out.  One  big  German  discharged  his  musket  and 
charged  my  comrade,  Geo.  Keenan,  with  shooting.  The  Dutchman 
denied  having  fired  even  with  his  own  gun  smoking  at  the  muzzle. 

Some  time  during  the  night  whispered  orders  came  to  us  to  put  our 
tin  cups  and  canteens  into  our  haversacks  and  not  to  speak  above  a 
whisper  on  any  account.  When  we  started  on  the  march  the  same 
orders  were  repeated,  but  we  had  not  gone  half  a  mile  until  the  boys 
were  singing  and  shouting  loud  enough  to  awaken  the  dead.  Here  we 
saw  the  first  signaling  with  rockets  and  the  boys  thought  it  a  strange 
time  for  a  pyrotechnical  display  or  Fourth  of  July  fireworks,  but  then-. 


220  SMITH'S  BRIEF  HISTORY. 

were  those  in  that  great  army  who  could  interpret  the  meaning  of 
those  rockets,  and  it  doubtless  told  of  us  moving  to  the  rescue  of  some 
sorely  tried  and  tired  troops  somewhere  along  the  lines,  as  we  were 
where  we  heard  the  crash  of  musketry  rolling  and  reverberating  over 
and  through  the  dense  pine  forests.  We  kept  on  the  march  until  we 
came  to  the  place  where  I  have  always  thought  was  the  Old  Wilder 
ness  Tavern.  Here  we  bivouaced  for  the  rest  of  the  night.  The 
next  morning  we  started  forward,  passed  over  the  old  battleground  of 
Chancellorsville  and  through  the  town.  We  passed  on  for  some  dis 
tance,  probably  three  or  four  miles,  and  came  to  a  place  which  will 
always  remain  indelibly  fixed  in  the  minds  of  every  member  of  the 
regiment,  "Camp  Starvation,"  or  as  it  was  generally  known,  Tabernacle 
Cross  Roads,  about  twelve  miles  from  Spottsylvania  Court  House. 
About  this  time  the  five  days  rations  drawn  at  Brandy  Station  were  a 
thing  of  the  past,  and  then  commenced  a  battle  for  existence.  Two 
comrades  of  Co.  C  raided  a  supply  train  and  secured  five  or  six  boxes 
of  hard  tack.  These  were  brought  to  camp  and  issued  as  regular  ra 
tions — the  foragers  drawing  the  same  as  the  others. 

Our  brigade  being  irregular  was  called  the  Provisional  Brigade  (I 
guess  the  commander  of  the  Qth  Corps  thought  that  name  implied  that 
we  had  an  abundance  of  provisions.)  The  officers  of  the  brigade 
seemed  not  to  know  where  to  get  supplies,  and  when  Gen.  Burnsides 
or  any  of  his  staff  appeared  upon  the  scene,  up  would  go  that  melo 
dious  cry  of  "Hard  tack !"  "Hard  tack !"  We  were  told  some  one 
would  be  punished  if  it  was  not  stopped,  but  it  was  not  done.  Finally 
Gen.  Burnsides  issued  orders  to  give  us  all  the  fresh  beef  we  wanted. 
Then  came  some  of  the  bluest,  toughest  beef  I  ever  saw. 

While  we  lay  here  our  regiment  was  sent  up  to  the  front  to  escort 
the  body  of  General  Sedgwick  to  the  rear.  He  was  killed  on  the  8th 
of  May. 

From  the  Cross  Roads  we  took  up  the  line  of  march,  passing 
through  Bowling  Green,  and  a  short  distance  beyond  the  town,  a  dozen 
sheep  were  found  in  the  pasture.  The  animals  were  considered  too 
dangerous  to  be  allowed  to  run  at  large,  and  they  were  prudently  killed 
by  our  boys.  We  marched  on  to  a  place  called  Thornburg,  where  we 
began  to  build  a  line  of  entrenchments.  Next  morning  we  were 
ordered  to  march  on,  and  it  soon  began  to  rain,  making  the  roads  very 
slippery,  but  we  pressed  forward  with  flankers  and  skirmishers  thrown 
out.  We  were  pressing  the  enemy  close  at  this  time,  and  came  upon 
a  limber  carriage  and  ammunition  chest  on  fire.  It  was  only  partly 
burned  and  we  judged  we  were  right  on  their  heels.  That  night  we 
bivouaced  in  a  dense  woods,  and  I  am  sure  the  Colonel  could  not  have 
told  the  right  frank  from  the  left  flank.  Although  we  were  in  such 
an  inconceivable  tangle,  not  knowing  front  from  rear  we  had  a  good 
rest. 

From  this  time  on  it  was  march  and  dig — march  all  day  and  dig  all 
night.  We  forded  the  North  Anna  river  one  afternoon  and  built  a 
line  of  breastworks  that  night.  The  next  day  Company  C  was  placed 
on  picket,  and  about  one  or  two  o'clock  at  night  whispered  orders 
came  to  move  as  quietly  as  possible,  and  we  recrossed  the  river.  The 
rear  guard,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Sam.  Clark,  of  C,  crossed  just  at 
day  break.  The  rebel  skirmishers  were  only  about  one  hundred  yards 
behind  them  and  began  to  shoot  across  the  river  at  us  as  we  lay 
among  the  bluffs.  Being  exposed  to  tb<>  fire  the  Colonel  ordered  us  to 


SMITH'S  BRIEF  HISTORY.  221 

move  out  of  danger.     While  on  the  march  Elisha  Mitchell  was   shot 
through  the  hand,  which  was  the  only  casualty  here. 

From  this  point  me  made  a  forced  march  of  30  or  35  miles,  and 
crossed  the  Pamumky  river  at  Hanovertown.  This  march  was  through 
plantations  and  forests,  and  we  got  the  name  of  "Burnsides'  Fiat- 
Footed  Cavalry,"  and  the  boys  earned  the  title.  While  we  were  mov 
ing  towards  Richmond  we  struck  the  rebels  at  Bethseda  Church,  and 
here  Colonel  Wilhelm  was  shot  in  the  foot.  A  majority  thought  he 
shot  himself  with  a  small  calibre  revolver.  Capt.  Sam  Davis  was 
killed  here  the  ist  or  2d  of  June. 

Company  C  was  sent  out  on  picket  one  afternoon  and  we  had 
quite  a  skirmish  with  the  enemy.  Our  orders  were  to  support  the 
48th  P.  V.  on  their  left,  and  as  we  marched  in  the  officers  of  that 
regiment  told  our  Lieut.,  Tom  Sharpe,  that  we  came  up  as  steady  as 
any  men  they  ever  saw  under  fire.  The  rebels  were  pouring  the  mus 
ketry  into  us  briskly  and  the  air  was  blue  with  smoke. 

The  evening  of  the  I2th  of  June  we  were  ordered  to  march,  with  the 
strictest  kind  of  an  injunction  to  keep  quiet.  We  marched  that  night 
and  every  day  following  until  the  15th,  when  we  crossed  the  James 
River  at  Fort  Powhatan  and  laid  there  until  the  morning  of  the  i6th. 
We  started  on  the  march  at  2  or  3  o'clock  and  with  the  long  swing 
ing  step  we  had  acquired  with  constant  practice,  we  made  good  time 
on  the  road  to  Petersburg.  At  about  6  o'clock  we  came  in  sight  of  the 
church  spires  of  the  city,  and  halted  in  a  little  basin  or  semicircle  of 
low  ground,  with  the  whole  of  the  Qth  Corps  about  us.  The  Johnnies 
began  at  once  throwing  shells  among  us  in  a  very  spiteful  manner,  but 
being  hungry  and  tired,  the  boys  prepared  their  supper,  which  they 
ate  with  a  keen  relish. 

On  the  morning  of  the  I7th  we  moved  forward  over  the  ground 
where  some  troops  had  captured  a  Lunette,  but  at  a  fearful  cost,  judg 
ing  from  the  dead  and  wounded.  I  counted  five  dead  and  wounded 
lying  on  a  space  not  more  than  thirty  feet  square,  and  it 
was  not  an  encouraging  sight  for  any  one  to  witness  who 
was  expecting  to  keep  right  on  until  the  enemy  were  encountered. 
After  arriving  at  the  top  of  a  sharp  ridge,  Col.  Marshall  ordered  the 
brigade  to  form  on  the  colors.  This  was  just  at  sunrise,  and  while 
we  were  forming  we  could  see  under  a  fog  that  hung  over  a  ravine 
in  our  front  to  a  large  plantation  on  the  other  side  where  the  rebel 
artillery  were  getting  into  position  as  rapidly  as  their  horses  could 
move.  About  this  time  Co.  Dan.  Leasure,  of  the  looth  P.  V.,  told 
Col.  Marshall  that  his  men  would  fare  better  if  sent  forward  to  the 
ravine,  as  the  rebs  meant  to  shell  us  as  soon  as  their  artillery  was  in 
position.  We  moved  forward  and  had  barely  gotten  under  cover 
of  the  brow  of  the  hill  when  the  place  we  had  left  was  fairly  swept 
with  spherical  case  shot  and  shrapnell. 

We  laid  in  the  ravine  until  about  4  o'clock,  when  we  moved  down 
a  short  distance  and  began  massing  our  division  for  a  charge.  When 
the  bugle  sounded  the  boys  sprang  forward,  never  looking  to  the  right 
or  left,  but  pressing  on  and  passing  over  two  lines  of  troops  lying 
down.  Who  they  were  or  what  they  were  doing  I  do  not  know.  The 
bullets  were  flying  fast  by  this  time  and  comrades  falling  on  every  side. 
Here  the  casualties  were  appalling.  Our  Company,  C,  lost  Lieuts. 
Sharpe  and  Clark,  Sergeants  O'Leary,  Katze,  Wareing,  Black  and  a 
host  of  others.  The  company  lost  in  all  thirty-seven  killed,  wounded 


222  SMITH'S  BRIEF  HISTORY. 

or  missing.  One  of  our  Sergeants  had  a  hand-to-hand  encounter 
with  a  rebel  major  and  captured  him.  We  were  beginning  to  think 
ourselves  veterans  by  that  time,  and  talked  over  our  exploits  many 
times  the  next  day,  but  a  spirit  of  sadness  would  come  over  us  when 
we  thought  of  the  brave  boys  that  went  down  in  that  evening  of 
carnage. 

From  this  time  on  we  had  the  pleasure  of  exchanging  compliments 
daily  with  Gen.  Johnson's  long-haired  gentry  until  the  30th  of  July, 
when  we  took  part  in  or  led  that  disastrous  move  to  the  crater.  We 
mustered  about  800  men,  including  16  officers,  on  the  29th  of  July, 
and  on  the  3ist  the  quartermaster  General  would  allow  rations  for 
but  280  men,  showing  a  loss  of  over  500.  Out  of  the  16  officers,  Capt. 
Haig  was  the  only  one  that  was  not  wounded,  killed  or  captured.  On 
the  third  day  after  the  battle  a  truce  was  granted  to  bury  the  dead 
and  remove  the  wounded.  It  was  stated  that  three  soldiers  were  still 
living,  after  lying  in  the  hot  sun  for  the  three  days. 

The  regiment  then  moved  to  Fort  Davis  on  the  Jerusalem  plank 
road  and  remained  there  until  the  igth  of  August,  when  we  went  to 
the  Weldon  railroad  and  took  part  in  that  fight,  driving  the  Johnnies 
back  and  tearing  up  the  railroad.  The  rebs  tried  to  -retake  the  rail 
road  and  attacked  the  2d  Corps  in  three  lines  deep.  We  lay  almost 
directly  in  front  of  the  artillery  of  the  Qth  Corps,  which  fired  over  us, 
at  times,  and  every  gun  dealt  out  death  and  destruction  to  the  ill-fated 
Confederates,  while  the  musketry  piled  up  the  dead  and  wounded  until 
the  field  in  our  front  was  literally  carpeted  with  bodies. 

We  were  mustered  for  pay  on  the  3ist  of  August  and  immediately 
started  on  the  march  to  join  the  old  regiment  at  Bermuda  Front,  and 
after  consolidation  the  boys  were  scattered  around  among  the  different 
Batteries. 

ISAAC    B.    SMITH. 
Urbana,  111.,  Dec.  i8th,  1903. 


223 


ROLL  OF  HONOR. 


T, 


HE  WRITER  of  these  Histories,  feeling  that  a  "Roll  of  Honor," 
comprising  the  names,  ranks,  companies,  etc.,  of  the  killed,  wounded, 
captured  and  died,  would  add  to  the  work  a  more  satisfactory  understand 
ing  if  the  same  designated  to  which  regiment  such  men  belonged  at  the 
time  of  such  occurrences,  prompted  him  to  make  strenuous  efforts  to  pro 
cure  a  roster  of  the  Provisional  regiment,  which  would  have  enabled  him 
to  separate  and  give  such  a  roll  of  men  belonging  to  the  two  commands 
respectively.  But.  owing  to  the  fact  that  no  living  survivor  of  either 
reigimeut  has  such  roster,  and  the  War  Department  at  Washington  will 
not  furnish  it,  it  will  be  impossible  to  do  as  was  originally  intended.  To 
assist  in  discriminating  to  which  command  such  officers  and  men  belonged 
however,  it  will  be  well  to  state  that  all  casualties  up  to  April,  1864,  were 
of  men  belonging  to  the  original  command.  After  the  formation  of  the 
Provisional  regiment,  April  28th,  1864,  no  casualties,  excepting  natural 
deaths  from  sickness  and  a  few  from  sunstroke,  occurred  in  the  original 
command  until  June  i6th,  when  it  was  before  Petersburg.  Both  com 
mands  were  hotly  engaged  on  June  17 — the  Provisional  with  Burnside's 
9th  Army  Corps  and  the  other  regiment  with  "Baldy"  Smith's  i8th  Army 
Corps — so,  without  a  roster  of  either  command,  it  is  impossible  to  sepa 
rate  their  respective  casualties.  The  casualties  on  June  i8th  were  of  men 
belonging  to  the  old  regiment.  The  casualties  at  the  "crater"  and  the 
Weldon  railroad  were  wholly  in  the  Provisional  regiment.  The  casual 
ties  on  other  dates  were  about  equally  divided  until  September  5th,  1864, 
when  the  Provisional  regiment  was  agaim  merged  with  the  original  com 
mand,  and  particpated  in  all  its  subsequent  services. 


224  ROLL   OF    HONOR. 

All  the  enlistments  were  made  for  the  original  regiment,  but  there 
were  many  men  belonging  to  the  Provisional  regiment  that  never  done 
service  in  the  old  regiment,  as,  after  enlistment,  they  were  sent  directly 
to  the  Provisional  regiment,  where  they  were  killed,  wounded,  captured 
or  died,  and  were  thus  incapacitated  for  further  service. 

The  following  communications  will  demonstrate  why  the  writer's 
efforts  to  procure  the  desired  roster  proved  unsuccessful  : 


Philadelphia,  Nov.  7,  1903. 
GEN.  F.  C.  AINSWORTH  : 

Washington,  D.  C. 

DEAR  GENERAL : 

At  the  instance  of  the  "Survivors'  Association  of  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery,"  I  am  writing  up  the 
history  of  that  regiment  and  its  offspring — "Provisional  Second  Penn 
sylvania  Heavy  Artitlery  " — and  desire  a  roster  of  the  Provisional  regi 
ment.  That  regiment  left  Fort  Ethan  Allen  in  April,  1864,  under  com 
mand  of  Col.  Thomas  Wilhelm,  joined  Btirnside's  gth  A.  Corps,  and  I 
would  like  to  have  a  list  of  officers  and  men  composing  the  regiment. 

Gen.  Marcus  J.  Wright  writes  me  to  apply  to  you  for  above,  and 
hoping  you  will  have  the  same  sent  to  me,  or  will  advise  me  the  probable 
cost  in  procuring  it,  I  remain 

Very  Resp'y  Yours, 

GEO.  W.  WARD, 

Secretary, 
S.  A.  2d  Pa.  Vet.  H.  Art'v. 


RECORD  AND  PENSION  OFFICE, 
WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

Washington,  November  10,  1903. 
Respectfully  returned  to 
MR.  GEORGE  W.  WARD,  Secretary 

S.  A.  2d  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery, 

40  North  Fifth  Street,  Philadelphia,   Pennsylvania, 

and  attention  invited  to  the  enclosed  copy  of  War  Department  order  of 
February  23,  1897,  still  in  force,  from  which  it  will  be  seen  that  the  rules 
of  the  Department  prohibit  furnishing  information  such  as  that  asked 
for  within. 

It  is  understood  that  a  publication  containing  the  names  of  the  offi 
cers  and  men  of  the  regiment  referred  to  has  been  issued  by  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania.  This  publication,  although  containing  some  errors  and 
deficiencies,  is  believed  to  be  fairly  accurate  and  complete  so  far  as  the 
membership  of  the  regiment  in  question  is  concerned. 

It  is  proper  to  add  that,  pursuant  to  a  recently-enacted  law,  the  De 
partment  has  already  entered  upon  the  work  of  compiling  for  publication 


ROLL   OF   HONOR  225 

a  complete  roster  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Union  and  Con 
federate  armies.  When  this  roster  shall  have  been  completed  and  pub 
lished,  all  the  information  it  contains  will  be  readily  accessible  to  all 
who  are  interested  in  it. 

By  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

F.  C.  AINSWORTH, 
Chief,  Record  and  Pension  Office. 

The  order  above  referred  to,  among  other  specifications,  says  :  "But 
requests  for  information  relative  to  individual  officers  or  enlisted  men,  or 
for  the  compilation  of  statistical  or  other  data  relative  to  particular  or 
ganizations,  to  be  used  for  historical  or  memorial  purposes  or  for  publica 
tion,  cannot  be  entertained." 

On  November  I2th,  1903,  the  writer  made  application  direct  to  the 
Hon.  EHhu  Root,  Secretary  of  War,  who  referred  the  application  to  the 
Chief  of  Records,  who,  in  turn,  returned  it  to  the  writer  with  the  following 
endorsement:  "Respectfully  returned  to  Mr.  G.  W.  Ward,  Secretary, 
Survivors  Association  2d  Pennsylvania  Veteran  Heavy  Artillery,  40  North 
5th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  inviting  attention  to  the  indorse 
ment  from  this  office  of  the  loth  instant." 


RECORD  AND  PENSION  OFFICE, 
WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

Washington  City,  December  9,  1903. 
HON.  HENRY  H.  BINGHAM, 

House  of  Representatives. 
My  Dear  General  : 

In  returning  herewith  the  letter,  received  by  your  reference,  in 
which  Mr.  George  W.  Ward,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  asks  your 
aid  in  an  effort  to  obtain  for  him  the  "Roster"  of  the  Provisional  Second 
Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery,  I  beg  leave  to  advise  you  that  the  Secre 
tary  of  War  has  been  compelled  to  adopt  a  strict  rule  that  prohibits  com 
pliance  with  all  such  requests  as  that  made  by  your  correspondent.  The 
present  Secretary  has  invariably  declined  to  make  any  exception  to  this 
rule  in  favor  of  anyone,  although  he  has  been  frequently  appealed  to  to 
do  so  by  senators,  represeutatives  in  Congress  and  other  distinguished 
persons.  Herewith  is  inclosed  a  copy  of  War  Department  orders  of  Feb 
ruary  23,  1897,  which  sets  forth  the  rule  in  question. 

It  is  proper  to  remark  that  your  correspondent  has  already  been  ad 
vised  by  this  office  that,  pursuant  to  a  recently  enacted  law,  the  War 
Department  is  now  engaged  in  the  work  of  compiling  a  complete  roster 
of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Union  and  Confederate  Armies, 
and  that  when  this  roster  shall  have  been  completed  and  published  all 
the  information  it  contains  will  be  readily  accessible  to  all  who  are  in 
terested  in  it. 

Regretting  my  inability  to  be  of  more  material  service  to  you  in  this 
matter,  as  I  should  be  glad  to  be  if  I  could,  I  am 
Very  respectfully, 

F.  C.  AINSWORTH, 
Chief,  Record  and  Pension  Office. 


226  ROLL   OF    HONOR. 

COMMONWEALTH  OF  PENNSYLVANIA, 
ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

Harrisburg,  December  21,  1903. 
GEO.  W.  WARD,  Secretary 

Second  Pennsylvania  Heavy  Artillery  Assn., 

40  North  5th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
My  dear  Sir  : 

Replying  to  yours  of  December  igth,  I  have  the  honor  to  state 
that  there  are  no  Muster-out  Rolls  of  the  Provisional  Second  Pennsylva 
nia  Heavy  Artillery  on  file  in  this  office,  except  probably  in  a  few  indi 
vidual  cases  where  the  men  were  returned  to  the  original  command.  No 
Muster-out  Rolls  of  the  Companies  of  the  Provisional  Regiment  have 
been  filed.  This  information  can  only  be  had  by  application  to  the  War 
Department. 

Very  respectfully, 

THOS.  J.  STEWART, 

Adjutant  General. 


ROSTER, 


229 


ROSTER. 


This  Roster  is  taken  from  "  Bates'  History  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,"  and 
with  over  300  corrections,  additions,  etc.,  secured  from  diaries  and  memories  of 
reliable  surviving  members  of  the  regiments,  is  considered  to  be  as  near  complete 
and  correct  as  it  can  be  made,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  Muster-out  Rolls  are 
very  inaccurate  as  to  individual  records  of  the  men  in  particular. 

The  date  immediately  following  the  names  indicate  time  of  muster  into  service, 
and  all  were  for  "  three  years  or  during  the  war,"  except  a  few  who  enlisted  for 
one  year  only  and  are  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*). 


FIELD  AND  STAFF  OFFICERS 

Colonel  Chas.  Angeroth,   Sr.,  Feb.  8,   '62..  Discharged   June    21,    1862. 

4     August  A.   Gibson,  June  25,   '62 Promoted    from    Captain   2d   reg.    U.    S.    Artillery, 

^^i      June  25,  1862 — returned  to  his  reg.,  Aug.  3,  '64. 
Died    1893    at    Fryeburg,    Me. 

Wm.    M.    M'Clure,    Jan.    4,    '62 Prompted    from   Capt.   battery   F,   Oct.    30,    1864 — 

resigned    March    8,    1865.      Died    1893    at    Lan 
caster,   Pa. 
'     S.    D.    Straw-bridge,   April    16,   '65 ....  Mustered    out    with    regiment,    Jan.     29,     1866. — 

Died  1902  at  Hampton,  Va. 
Lt.  Col.  J.  H.  Oberteuffer,  Sr.,  Jan.  4,  '62.  Discharged  Jan.   8,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

'     Benj.    F.    Winger,    Aug.    23,    '62 Promoted   from    ist   Lt.    batt'y   D,   to    Major,   Jan. 

24,    1865 — to   Lt.    Col.,    May    18,    1865 — mustered 
out   with    regiment,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
Major  Wm.   Candidus,   Sr.,  Jan.   6,   '62.  ...  Resigned  August   23,    1862. 

'     Jas.   L.  Anderson,  Dec.    18,  '61 Promoted   from    Capt.    batt'y   G,    March    i,    1862 — 

com.  Col.,  July  23,  1864 — not  mustered — killed 
near  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864. 

;     David    Sadler,    Dec.    16,    '61 Promoted  from  Capt.  battery  D,    Sept.    10,    1862 — 

capt'd  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — 
disch.  April  16,  1865— -expiration  of  term. — • 
Died  1900  at  Philadelphia. 

Thomas   Wilhelm,   Dec.    19,   '61 Promoted   from  Capt.  battery  H,   Nov.   25,    1862 — 

Col.  of  2d  Pro.  Artillery  irom  April  20  to  Sept. 
5,  1864 — wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  2, 
1864 — resigned  July  14,  1865. 

William   S.   Bailey,   Dec.   30,   '62 Promoted    from    Capt.    battery    F,    May    3,    1865 — 

disch.  Jan.  15,  1866,  to  date  expiration  of  term. 
Died  1892  at  Philadelphia. 

;     David   Schooley,   Aug.    26,    '62 Promoted  from   Capt.   battery  M,   May    18,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    regiment,    Jan.    29,    1866. — 
Captured  July,    1864. 
Adj't   C.   G.   Zimmerman,   Nov.    22,   '61 ....  Discharged    September    27,     1862.     Died     1890    at 

Camden,    N.    J. 

'     Florence  W.  Grugan,  Dec.  17,  '61....  Promoted  from   ist  Lt.  battery  E,  Oct.  22,   1862 — 

discharged  Dec.  19,  1864 — expiration  of  term. 
Died  1890  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

'     Jerome   A.    Buck,   Aug.    31,    '62 .Promoted  from  2d  Lt.  battery  L,  Jan.    14,   1866 — 

mustered    out    with    regiment,    Jan.    29,     1866. 


230  ROSTER. 

Q.   M.  Aaron  P.   Bilyeu,  Nov.  23,   '61 Discharged    September    27,    1862.     Died    at    Phila 
delphia. 

Wm.  H.  Melcher,  Nov.  25,  '61 Promoted  from  private  Co.  D.  to  Q.  M.   Sgt.  Feb. 

8,    1862 — to    Q.    M.,    Oct.    24,    1862 — discharged 
on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

'     John   W.    Dykins,   Dec.   24,   '61 Promoted  from  2d   Lt.   battery   F,   Nov.    5,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    reg.    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Surg.   Elisha  Griswold,  Dec.  2,  '61 Promoted  to  Ass't  Surg.  U.   S.  V.,  July  23,   1864. 

David  H.   Bartine,  July  25,  '62 Promoted  from  Ass't  Surg.   ii4th  reg.  P.  V.,  Aug. 

22,  1864 — mustered  out  with  reg.,  Jan.  29,   1866. 
Died    1900    at    Merchantville,    N.    J. 
A.   Surg.   Richard  H.  Nevill,  Nev.   8,   '61 ..  Promoted  to  Brig.   Surg.  U.   S.  V.,  Dec.  26,   1861. 

'     James   D.   Linton,   Jan.   20,   '62 Resigned   June    20,    1862. 

'     James  A.  Lowe,  June  21,  '62 Discharged    June    21,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

1     S.    Rosenberger,    Aug.    6,    '62 Discharged    June    21,     1863.     Died    1899    in    Cali 
fornia. 

Lewis  R.   Kirk,  June  21,   '63 Promoted  to   Surg.  26th  reg.   P.  V.,  Nov.  3,   1863. 

A.  T.   DeWitt,   Nov.    14,  '63 Mustered   out  with   regiment,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     John    Graham,    July    8,    '65 Mustered   out  with   regiment,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Chap.   John  H.    Hassder,   Feb.   8,   '62 Resigned    August    4,     1863. 

Thomas  P.  Hunt,  Feb.  8,  '64 Mustered   out  with   regiment,   Jan.   29,    1866.  Died 

at    Pittston,    Pa. 

Sgt.  Maj.  Thos.  A.  Shepherd,  Oct.  20,  '63..  Promoted  from  private  battery  M,  July   i,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    regiment,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"  Paul    L.    Higgins,    Dec.    13,    '61 Promoted  from  private  battery   E,   Feb.   8,    1862 — 

to   2d   Lt.   battery   G,   April    19,    1862. 

Hugo   Theinhardt,   Oct.    31,   '61 Promoted   from    ist    Sgt.    battery   B — to   2d   Lieut. 

battery    M,    November    28,    1862. 

'     John   Exton,   Nov.   5,   '61 Promoted  from   ist  Sgt.  battery  H,  Aug.   i,   1862 — • 

to   2d    Lt.    battery   B,    Nov.    27,    1862. 

'     John  Ford,  Jr.,   Dec.    16,   '61 Promoted  from   ist  Sgt.  battery  E,   Oct.   i,   1862 — 

to    2d    Lt.    battery    E,    Oct.    24,    1863. 

'     Jas.  Y.   Humphrey,  Nov.   5,  '61 Promoted  from   Sgt.  battery  D,   Oct.   24,    1863 — to 

2d  Lt.   battery  D,   Dec.    3,    1864 — Vet. 

'     John  M.  Roper,  Aug.   19,  '62 Promoted  from   Sergt.   battery  M,   May   3,    1865 — 

discharged  by  General   Order,   June  29,    1865. 

Q.  M.   Sr.  J.  B.  Eckerman,  Jan.  5,  '64.  ...  Promoted  from  private  battery  E,   July   i,    1865 — ' 

mustered  out  with   regiment,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     R.   Perry  Richards,  Aug.  31/62 Promoted  from  private  battery  L,  April  25,   '64 — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   June   21,    1865. 

Dennis  M.  Carroll,  Nov.  8,  '61 Promoted  from  private  battery  G,   Nov.    i,    1862 — • 

transferred    to    battery    G,     1864 — Vet. 

Com.    Sr.  Joseph  R.   Bright,   Feb.   29,   '64.  .  Promoted   from    Sergt.   battery   G,    May   3,    1865 — 

mustered  out  with  reg.,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wm.  H.  Burgher,  Nov.   18,  'f>\ Pr.    from  priv.    battery   G,   April,    '62 — transferred 

to    batter    G,    Feb.     19,     1863. 

'     Joseph  W.  Winger,   Sept.   20,   '62....  Pr.  from  Corporal  battery  D,  July  i,   1863 — to  2d 

Lieut,    battery   D,    July    u,    1864. 

'     Josiah    Bright,    Nov.    30,    '61 Promoted     from     Sergeant    battery     G,     Aug.     12, 

1864 — discharged — expiration   of  termn. 

;     David   E.   Wolff,   Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted   from  private,   Dec.    n,    1864 — to  2d  Lt. 

battery    B,    May    3,    1865 — Vet. 

Hos.   St.   Louis  M.  Taft,  Feb.  9,   '64 Promoted   from   private  battery  G,  July   i,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    regiment,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

'     A.   J.    Schafhirdt,   Nov.    19,    '61 Promoted  private  from  battery   B,   Nov.    19,   '61 — 

discharged   by    special    order,    Oct.    15,    1862. 

'     A.    F.    Fairchilds,    Sept.    19,    '62 Promoted   from   private  battery   E,   Nov.    24,    '62 — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    June    21,    1865. 
Ch.  Bug.  George  W.  Rutter,  Mar.  22,  '64.  .  Mustered   out   with   regiment,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thomas   R.   Firth,   Dec.    u,   '61      Promoted  from  Bugler  battery  F,  Jan.    n,    1865 — 

mustered  out  with  regiment,  Jan.  29,   '66. — Vet. 

BATTERY  A. 

Capt.    Charles  Auer,   Jan.    6,   '62 Resigned   August  22,    1862. 

'     Rich'd   M.   Goundie,   Dec.    10,    '61 ....  Promoted   from   ist  Lt.   battery  G,   Aug.   23,   '62 — 

discharged    Dec.     12,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Died    1899   at  Bethlehem,   Pa. 
'     Benj.   F.   Everett,  Aug.    19,   '62 Promoted   from  2d  Lt.   battery  M,  Jan.    i,    1865 — 

mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
ist    Lt.    William    Troost,    Dec.    16,    '61 ....  Resigned   February    13,    1862. 

'     Charles  Hauflear,  Jan.   7,  '62 Resigned    April    19,    1862. 

'     Otto    Lutz,    Jan.    6,    '62 Promoted   from  2d  Lieut. — resigned   Oct.    2,    1862. 

'     Henry   Glahn,    Feb.    5,    '62 Promoted  from  Sergt.  to  2d  Lt.,  March  i,   1862 — 

to    ist    Lt.,    Apr.    28,    1862 — resigned    Sept.    26, 

1862. 


ROSTER.  231 

ist  Lt.  H.  H.  Humphries,  Oct.   3,  '62 Promoted  to  1st  Lt.,  Oct.  3,  1862— to  Bv.  Captain, 

Aug.  i,  1864 — to  Bv.  Major,  March  13,  1865 — 
to  Maj.  and  A.  D.  C.,  Apr.  26,  1865 — discharged 
by  special  order,  to  date  May  i,  1865. 

"     Barba,    Dec.    10,    '61 Pr.  from  Sgt.  battery  G  to  2d  Lt.,  Nov.  29,  1862 — • 

to  ist  Lt.,  Jan.  i,  1863 — com.  Capt.  battery  B, 
iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30,  1864 — not  mustered 
— wounded  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29, 
'64 — discharged  Dec.  12,  1864 — expiration  of 
term.  Died  1891. 

"     John   G.    Rick,   Jan.    4,    '64 Promoted   from    ist    Sergt.   to   2d   Lieut.,    Dec.    16, 

1864 — to  ist  Lieut.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — discharged 
by  General  Order,  to  date  May  15,  1865. 

2d  Lt.   Wm.   Gratznowsky,   Nov.   6,   '61 Promoted    from    ist    Sergeant   to    2d    Lieut.,   April 

28,    1862 — resigned    August    12,    1862. 

"     Robert   S.   Wharton,  Dec.    n,   '61 Promoted    from    ist    Sergt.    battery    H,    Sept.    26, 

1862 — disch.   Dec.   22,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

"     William   Mauk,   Oct.   7,   '62 Pr.  fr.   ist  Sgt.,  Jan.  25,  1865— res.  June  11,  1865. 

"     Theo.    W.    Stauffer,   Mar.    n,    '64 Promoted  to  Cor.,  Nov.   i,   1864 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  20, 

1864 — to  ist  Sgt.,  Feb.  i,  1865 — to  2nd  Lt., 
June  5,  1865 — mus.  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29, 
'66— Vet. 

ist  Sgt.  George  Thayer,  Mar.  25,  '64 Promoted  to  Corporal,  Nov.    i,   1864 — to   Sergeant 

and  ist  Sergeant,  July  i,  1865 — mustered  out 
with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

Q.  M.  Sr.  Hiram  P.  Boyd,  Mar.  25,  '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  2,4  1865— to  Q.  M.  Sgt.,  July  i, 

1865 — mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Sergt.   Jacob   Mummel,   Dec.   26,   '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.   i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  July  i,   1865 — • 

mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Henry    Beerman,    Jan.    18,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.   15,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  July  i,  1865 — • 

mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Jeremiah    Weston,    Jan.    2,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Mar.   i,  1865— to  Sgt.,  July  i,  1865— 

mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Jonathan  Bruce,  Jan.  26,  '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Mar.   i,  1865— to  Sgt.,  July  i,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866.  Died 
1893. 

'     Joseph  Shrader,  Feb.   10,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  July  i,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  Sept.   i,  1865 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Robert  M'Laughlin,   Mar.   17,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  July  i,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  15,  1865 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 
'     Matthew    Schrurer,    Nov.    19,    '61 ....  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  May  21,  '62. 

'     Charles    Walter,    May    i,    '62 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    16,    '62. 

'     Francis   Nagle,    Nov.    18,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    17,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Sergt.  Christian  Seibold,  Sept.  2,  '62 ....  Captain  in  2d  Pro.   Art'y,   from  Apr.    20,  to  Aug. 

26,    1864 — disch.   by  special  order,   Oct.   9,    1864. 

William    Fisher,    Nov.     12,    '61 Discharged   Nov.    19,    i864^-expiration   of  term. 

;     Max    Bretch,    Nov.    8,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John    Swartz,    Jan.    6,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    6,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John  Engle,  Aug.  29,  '62 Disch.    on    Surgeon's    certificate — date    unknown — 

captured    Sept.    9. 

Henry   Meyers,   Aug.   28,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

William   Smith,   Aug.   29,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

'     Charles   Breune,    Sept.   2,   '62 Discharged    by    General     Order,     June    23,     1865. 

Died   1899. 

William  Fisher,  Aug.   25,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865 — 

cap.    Sept.    29. 

'     John   Elbert,    Sept.    15,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

William  Franklin,  Aug.  24,  '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    13,    1865. 

'     Joseph    Boehler,     Nov.     12,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    12,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Philip    Swartz,    Nov.    29,    '61 Deserted    May    20,    1862. 

Corp.  Daniel  Gunnerwein,  Dec.  24,  '63. ...  Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. — Vet. 

'     Peter  Grimes,   Feb.    10,  '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. 

L.    S.    M'Laughlin,   Jan.    25,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. — Vet. 

'     John    A.     Shick,    Feb.    23,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,  1866.     Died    1893. 

W.    S.    Dorsheimer,    Mar.   2,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. 

Michael   Reigle,  Dec.   26,   '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. — Vet. 

'     John   N.    Mung,   Jan.    26,   '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. 

'     John    M'Donnell,    Mar.    25,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July  i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,  1866. 


232  ROSTER. 

Corp.  George  K.  Kennedy,  Mar.  22,  '64 ....  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Sept.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Samuel  P.  Orwig,  Mar.  25,  '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Sept.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Henry   Whitenight,   Jan.    29,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     Oct.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Jacob    Geig,    Nov.     12,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

David    Mummel,    Dec.    20,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    20,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

'     Jacob    Hertfelder,    Feb.    19,    '62 Discharged    Feb.    18,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Charles    Schilling,    Feb.    23,    '62 Discharged    Feb.     22,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Herman    Poehler,    Aug.    26,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Wm.    Horstman,    Aug.    26,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

'     Andrew  Geiger,  Aug.  26,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

'     Jas.   F.   Anderson,   Dec.    16,   '63 ist   Lt.    2    Pro.    Art'y,   from  April   28,   to    Sept.    5, 

1864 — disch.    by   special   order,    Mar.    23,    1865 — • 
captured    June    9. 

'     John  J.    Malthmer,   Jan.   4,    '64 Captured   at   Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

discharged  by  General   Order,   Sept.   23,    1865. 

Francis   Schlotterer,   Noc.   26,   '61 Died  July  12,  1863— bu.  in  Mil.  Asy.  Cem.,  D.  C. 

'     Jos.  Klotzbucher,  Aug.  3,  '62 Died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,   Va.,  April   15,    1864. 

1     Henry   Born,   Dec.    21,    '61 Deserted   February  24,    1862. 

'     Otto    Fisher,    Sept.    2,    '62 Deserted    May    i,    1863. 

Bugler    Frank    Hasher,    Jan.    n,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Died   1892. 

'     Joseph    Keck,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Martin   Balthazer,   Noc.   29,   '61 Discharged   Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Artifi'r    George    Hare,    Mar.    26,    '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,     Dec.     i,     1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Geo.   B.    Spanogle,  Jan.   26,   '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,     Dec.     i,     1864 — mustered 

out   with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Casper    Reiger,    Dec.    17,    '61 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Mar.    2,    1864. 

Private    John    Amann,    Nov.    21,    '61 Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     John    Arnold,    Feb.    17,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Adam  Andrews,  Jan.  4,  '64 Died  at   Fortress  Monroe,    Va.,   Aug.    16,    1864. 

'     G.   Ambruster,   DC.    12,    '61 Deserted  August   6,    1862. 

Henry    Ball,    Mar.    25,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Henry   Bauman,   Feb.    18,   '62 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Charles  Buerkley,   Nov.    16,   '63 Transferred  to  company  G,   i8th  reg.  V.  R.  Corps 

— disch.  by  General  Order,  Nov.    15,    1865 — Vet. 

Valentine  Bergman,  Jan.   5,  '62 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Joseph   Bortch,   Jan.    5,    '62 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thomas   Brown,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January      29,      1866. 

Richard    Boickel,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Jerome   Billard,   Jan.    16,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January      29,      1866. 

Died    1903. 

'     Lewis   Betts,   Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January      29,      1866. 

'     John   Biederbeck,   Jan.   4,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January      29,      1866. 

Frederick   Burger,   Jan.    18,    '64.  .....  Mustered    out    with    battery,    January      29,      1866 

— captured    Sept.    29. 

Wm.    Brookings,    Feb.    10,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

'     James    H.    Bigler,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

;     Levi    Berger,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

'     Jessup    Brooks,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

'      Charles    Bayles,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Elijah   Bunch,   Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Francis   Baker,   Feb.  6,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Louis   Bach,   Nov.   8,   '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Sept.    3,    '62. 

Charles    Brey,    Jan.    8,    '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    7,    '62. 

'     John    Brown,    Aug.    30,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Adam   Burgert,*    Sept.    18,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

'     Gottfrey   Brecht,*   Aug.    31,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,     1865. 

Peter    Briel,    Jan.     n,    '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Jan.   28,    1864. 

'     John    Earth,    Jan.    9,    '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

Thomas  J.    Beals,   Mar.    15,   '64 Transferred    to    battery     H — date     unknown. 

'     Gottleib     Buehler,     Dec.     26,     '61 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

'     John   G.    Bankert,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    6,    1865. 

.fames    I.    tfell,    Feb.    26,    '64 Tr.   to  battery   G,   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

'     Charles  F.   Babcock,  Mar.   29,  '64.  ...  Transferred    to    battery    B — date    unknown — Vet. 

'     Samuel    Bahler,    Mar.    8,    '64 Tr.   to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,   April  20,    1864. 

John   Benz,   Jan.    8,    '64 Transferred   to   Vet.    Res.    Corp's,    May    i,    1865. 

Mahlon  Burket,  Jan.  2,  '64 Killed   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

Ernst  Bauman,  Dec.  8,  '62 Deserted    June    u,     1863. 

Israel  D.  Blackman,  Sept.  21,  '62 Deserted  July  30,    1863. 

Amas  A.   Belcher,   Feb.   29,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

John   Burkley,   Nev.    8,    '61 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

George  W.   Brown,  Feb.  29,  '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

John  Burke,   Mar.   21,  '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 


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233 


Private  William  H.   Barr,  Jan.  4,  '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Wm.    Burnhard,    Feb.   24,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Thomas    Bowers,   Jan.    5,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Thomas    Burns,*    Nov.    3    ,'64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Henry  R.   Correl,   Mar.  27,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Theodore   Casper,    Dec.    12,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  April  8,  '62. 

Robert  M.   Curry,  Mar.   31,  '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    July    22,    1865. 

Henry   Churchman,   Dec.    13,   '61 Transferred     to     battery     C — date     unknown. 

:     Lewis  Christopher,  Feb.  27,  '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

'     G.    B.    Cunningham,    Feb.    25,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

John    Conaway,     Mar.    24,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Samuel   Croft,   Mar.    7,   '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,  1864. 

Orris    f.    Coats.    Nov.    25,    '6' Discharged    Dec.    2,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Samuel    Cassiday,    Feb.    24,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    12,    1865. 

Henry   Conklin,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    29,    1865. 

Henry   C.    Chafee,   April   2,   '64 Not  on   muster-out  roll. 

John  W.  Dabler,  Jan.   15,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Aaron    Dehaan,    Feb.     i,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Charles   Dufayel,   Feb.   4,   '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Johnathan   Devough,   Feb.    19,   '64.  .  .  .  Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Gustave    Darnest,    Dec.    31,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   April   8,    '62. 

John   E.    Dingier,   Nov.    22,   '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,   July   21,   '62. 

Leonard  Dorwarth,  Nov.   i,  '61 Discharged    Dec.    29,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Valentine    l)»ihl,     Tan.     10,     '62 Discharged    Jan.     10,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Nicholas  Dildine,   Feb.    15,   '64 Discharged    on    Surg.    certificate — date    unknown. 

Moses  D.  DeWitt,  Feb.  26,  '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   29,    1865. 

David   Dolde,   Dec.    31,    '61 Deserted    February    24,     1862. 

Martin    Donovan,    Nov.    19,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Jacob   C.    Deck,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Adam    Ehin,    Dec.    24,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Joseph   English,    Feb.    23,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Alexander   English,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    26,    1865. 

Joseph   B.    Edwards,   Feb.   29,   '64. ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Henry    Erbe,    Dec.    12,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   May   7,   '62. 

Casper   Eberly,   Aug.    23,    '62 Transferred    to    battery    B — date    unknown. 

John  H.   Edwards,  Feb.  27,  '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    May   26,    1865. 

Frederick  Erbe,   Jan.    16,   '62 Deserted   February   24,    1862. 

Adam    Eichel,    Jan.    8,    '62 Deserted  April    15,    1862. 

John    Frey,    Dec.    17,    '61 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Benjamin   Fink,    Feb.   22,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Thomas   Fulloway,  Jan.    18,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

John    Frick,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

'     James  H.   Franks,   Jan.   24,   '64 Deserted   Sept.   29 — returned  December  21,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.     29,     1866. 

Frederick  Fanz,   Aug.   29,   62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865 — 

wd.     Sept.     29. 

'     Jacob    Fink,    Aug.    28,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

'     Christian    Forstner,    Aug.    23,    '62.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865 — 

wd.     Sept.     29. 
'     Charles    Frank,    Nov.    14,    62 Transferred    to    battery    B — date    unknown. 

Lewis    Frediricks,    Sept.    20,    62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   March  28,    1864. 

'     J.    S.   Finkenbinder,   Mar.   26,   '64 Died  Aug.   27,    1864 — buried   at  Alexandria,   Va. — 

grave,  2,615. 

1     Aaron    French,    Mar.    29,    '64 Tr.    to   battery   G,    2d   Provisional   Artillery,    April 

20,    1864 — captured — died   at  Andersonville,   GaM 
July    19,    1864 — grave    3,582. 

;     Daniel  Fostner,  Aug.   23,   '62 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Nov.    18,  '64 — burial 

record,  April  6,   1865 — buried  in  National  Ceme 
tery,    section    A,    division    4,    grave,    99. 

'     Got'b   Trunenpreiss,   Jan.    14.    '64.  .  .  .  Died  at   Fort   Fisher,   N.    C.,   April    14,   '65 — burial 

record,   April  24,   '65 — buried  in  Nat.   Cemetery, 
Wilmington — grave,    63. 

Herman   Frisch,   ajn.    10,    '62 Deserted    May    i,    1863. 

Henry   Furhman,   Jan.    28,    '64 Deserted  June  7,    1864 — returned  April  24,   1865 — 

transferred    to    battery    L,    June    27,    1865. 

'     John  C.  R.  Girton,  Feb.  19,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — pris. 

Sept.    29. 

John   Grimm,   Dec.    30,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

John  J.    Geiser,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

James    Gabel,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Joseph  L.   Gilbert,   Feb.  20.   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Andrew  Geiger,   Dec.    10,   '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,    May   28,   '62. 

Anthony    Guttman,    Dec.    26,    '61 ....  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Oct.    10,    '62. 

Gustav  Grauer,*  Oct.   29,  '64 Discharged    Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Matthias   Ganner,  Aug.    29,   '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,   March   2,    1864 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,   July   6,    1865. 

John     C.     Gibson,     Feb.     29,     '64.  ...  Transferred    to    battery    E — date    unknown. 


234  ROSTER. 

Private  Henry  Gunther,  Jan.  5,  '94 Transferred  to  battery  L,   June  27,    1865 — Vet. 

"     Lewis  Gewener,   Sept.   9,   '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps — date  unknown — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   June  29,    1865. 

"     Charles    Gebhardt,    Feb.    8,    '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va..   Nov.   12,   1864. 

"     Martin   Gresser,   Dec.    6,    '61 Deserted  February   17,    1862. 

"     Christian    Gummel,    Dec.    27,    '61 Deserted   April    7,    1862. 

'     Oscar   Greisinger,   Dec.    5,   '62 Deserted    January    21,    1863. 

'     John   Hasher,   Jan.    n,   '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Martin  Hilby,  Dec.   13,  '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Josiah    Hilty,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

"     John  Heinlen,  Feb.   18,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     William  Hughes,   Feb.   15,   '64 Transferred    to    Vet    Reserve     Corps — discharged 

by    General    Order,    Nov.    15,    1865. 

'     George   Hoffman,   Mar.    12,   '63 Absent,   sick,   at  muster  out. 

'     Philip  Hess,   Nov.   16,  '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  26,   '62. 

'     Frederick  Herr,  Dec.   22,   '61 Dishonorably  disch.  by  S.   O.,  July   15,  '65 — Vet. 

'     Charles  Hassman,   Dec.    10,   '61 Discharged    Dec.     16,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Lewis  Hassman,   Sept.    13,  '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   23,    1865. 

'     Gottleib   Hartman,    Nov.    8,    '61 Discharged    Nov.     7,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Christian  Hess,  Sept.   u,  '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June  23,    1865. 

'     Henry  Horning,  Aug.  22,  '62 Transferred  to  battery  B — date  unknown. 

'     Charles  Hohler,  Dec.  28,  '61 Transferred    to    battery    L — date    unknown. 

"     George   Hassman,   Dec.    10,   '61 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  March  2,  '64. 

"     Sam'l  M.  Hemphill,  Feb.  25,  '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864— 

died  at   City   Point,   Va.,   June   29,    1864. 

"     Jacob   Hanlong,   Feb.    27,   '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,  1864. 

1     Samuel  Hawk,  Mar.  8,  '64 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

1     Samuel    M.    Hawk,    Feb.   27,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April  20,   1864 — 

died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Sept.    17,    1864. 

Benjamin     Howe,     Mar.     27,     '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,  1864. 

John  H.  Henderson,  Mar.  25,  '64....  Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,  1864. 

George  Hobson,   Feb.   25,   '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Max    Hauser,    Sept.    8,    '62 Transferred    to    battery    L — date    unknown. 

Frederick    Higele,    Feb.    8,    '64 Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  Aug.   29,   1864,  of 

wounds   received  in   action. 

Gustav  Hertel,   Feb.  4,  '64 Died  at  Fort  Fisher,   N.   C.,  April   14,   1865. 

John  Heekeler,  Jan.   4,   '62 Deserted   February  20,    1862. 

Randolph   Hauptle,    May    i,   '62 Deserted    January    21,    1863. 

Joseph    Hausler,    May    i,    '62 Deserted    January    21,    1863. 

Milton  L.  Hupert,  April  29,  '63 Deserted  August  8,  1863. 

Geo.   G.   Harkreider,   Feb.    n,  '64 Deserted    June    7,    1864. 

Alva  M.  Harding,   Feb.  29,  '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   2,    1865. 

Jos.    Hickenberger,    Jan.    4,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

William   Ihrig,   Dec.   26,   '61 Deserted  January  25,   1862. 

Henry  Jackel,  Jr.,  Oct.  3,  '62 Transferred    to    Vet.    Corps,    Jan.    28,    1864. 

William  Johnson,   Dec.    31,    '61 Deserted    April    11,     1862. 

Michael    Keany,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

Sept.     29. 

Lewis   Kies,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ernst    Krumm,    Nov.    30,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Christian  Kock,   Dec.    17,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Herman    Kramer,    Jan.    14,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Robert    Kerr,    Jan.    22,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Jacob   Kensley,    Dec.    23,    '61 Discharged   Dec.    22,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Lewis    Kessler,    Sept.    2,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  23,    1865. 

Randolph    Keller,*   Aug.    3,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  23,    1865. 

Anthony    Klafance,    Oct.    29,    '64. ...  Discharged    Oct.    28    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

George    Keis,    Aug.    26,    '62 Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.  Corps,  Jan.  28,   1864. 

Augustus    Kochler,    Dec.    21,    '61 Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.  Corps,  Jan.  28,  1864. 

Cornelius  Kramer,  Mar.  7,  '64 Transferred  to  battery  G,  2d  Provisional  Artil 
lery,  April  20,  1864 — died  Aug.  3,  1864 — buried 
in  National  Cemetery,  Arlington,  Va. 

Enos  A.   Kramer,   Feb.   26,   '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Oct.  20,  '64 — bu.  in 

Nat.  Cem.,  City  Point,  sec.  A,  div.  2,  grave  112. 

Louis    Keiss,    Aug.    26,    '62 Deserted  January   3,    1863. 

Augustus   Kayser,   Nov.    12,  '62 Deserted    December    16,    1862. 

Chas.    Klapsaddle,    Sept.    20,    '62 Deserted   January    21,    1863. 

Charles  Koch,   Sept.   9,   '62 Deserted   June    7,    1864. 

Charles    Kauffman,*    July    28,    '64...  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

George    Kline,    Mar.    30,    '64 Died  Aug.    i,    1864 — bu.   in  Cyp.   Hill   Cem.,  L.   I. 

George    Lily,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

William    Lisle,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Jacob    Long,    Dec.    21,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May  22,   '62. 

John  F.   Lukens,   Feb.   6,   '64 Promoted   to   2d   Lieut.,    3oth    reg.    U.    S.    Colored 

Troops,  Jan.  30,  '65 — mustered  out,  Dec.  10,  '65. 

John   Lutz,   Dec.   21,   '61 Transferred  to  battery  C,   Sept.   i,   1862. 

John    Long,    Feb.     17,    '64 Died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  April  15,   1864. 


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ROSTER.  235 

Private  John   Leixweiler,   Jan.   4,    '64 Died  at  Bermuda  Hundred,  Va.,  Dec.   14,  1864. 

'     Christian   L,utz,    Jan.    26,    '64 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    2,    1864. 

"     Gottfrey   Leibrandt,    Feb.    17,    '64 Died  at  New  York,  June  23,   '65 — buried  in   Cyp. 

Hill    Cemetery,    L.    I.,    grave,    3,045. 

Bernhardt   Leonard,  Dec.   21,   '61 Deserted   February  24,    1862. 

Fohn  Master,  Jan.   5,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Fohn   L  .Mertz,    Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Fohn    Murphy,    Mar.    17,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — cap 
tured    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Jacob   Miller,   Feb.   23,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

H.   Messersmith,  Jan.   25,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Samuel  J.  Miller,  Jan.   5,  '94 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Apr.  20,  '64. 

And   Matherson,    Feb.    9,    '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Mar.  8,  '64. 

Cousin   C.   Miller,   Feb.   25,   '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May   21,    1865. 

Martin    Mertz,    Aug.    30,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Robert   H.    Martin,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    cert. — date    unknown. 

Joseph   Meyer,   Dec.   4,   '02 Discharged   Dec.    3,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Charles  Mayer,   Nov.   26,   '62 Transferred    to    battery    D — date    unknown. 

Frederick  Mayer,   Nov.    19,   '61 Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.   Corps,  Mar.  2,   1864. 

Jacob    Myer,   Jan.    4,   '62 Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.   Corps,  Mar.  2,   1864. 

John    Moltz,    Jan.    6,    '64 Captured  Sept.  29 — died  at  Salisbury,   N.   C.,  Jan. 

18,    '65 — burial   record,  Jan.    10,    1865. 

John    Mayer,    Dec.    21,    '61 Deserted   January    21,    1862. 

Christian  Mochel,  Aug.  26,   '62 Deserted   January   21,    1863. 

John  Meyers,  Mar.  25,  '62 Deserted  April  2,    1864. 

George  Manfold,  Sept.  8,  '62 Deserted    February    3,    1863. 

Fred   Marteins,   Nov.    19,    '62 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Wm.   A.    Maeffet,   Mar.   29,   '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,    1864. 

Philip   Marthoter,*   Aug.    31,    '04 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Peter    M'Farren,    Jan.    18,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thomas   M'Mahan,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Michael    M'Graw,*    Sept.    22,    '64. ...Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Hiram   Neihart.    Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

John    Nestor,    Jan.    4,    '64 Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.   Corps,  June  2,   1865. 

Peter  F.  Osborn,  Mar.  7,  '64 Tr.  to  53rd  Co.,  2d  batal'n,  Vet.  Res.  Corps,  Aug. 

15,  1864 — disch.  by  General  Order,  No.v  22,  '65. 
Joseph    Omlen,    Sept.    n,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865 — 

wd.    Sept.    29. 

John    W.    Ormsby,    Mar.    19,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  M — date  unknown. 

Charles  M.  Ormsby,   Feb.  27,  '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.   Art'y  April  20,    1864— 

captured — died  at  Danville,   Va.,   Dec.    15,    1864. 

Hiram  Oles,   Mar.  29,  '64 Tr.  tc  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Martin    Odoven,    Nov.    19,    '61 Deserted   February    15,    1862. 

John    O'Neal,    Feb.    13,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Michael    Pfau,    Jan.    16,    '62 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

John  H.   Pflugfelder,  Jan.   18,  '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wm.    W.    Procter,    Feb.    i,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

John    Pflugfelder,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Nov  2,   '65 — 

wd.    June    18.      Died    1894. 

Christian   Platner,    Mar.    29,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  April  20,   1864. 

James    Prettyman,    Jan.     12,     '64 Prisoner  from  June  2,   1864,  to  March  31,   1865 — 

discharged   Feb.    16,   to   date  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Charles   Poindexter,    April    6,    '64 Deserted   April    13,    1864. 

Fred'k   Prophater,*    Aug.    31,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Henry    Ruppert,    Feb.     14,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Frederick    Rothart,    Dec.    30,    '63 ....  Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Frederick  Roser,  Jan.   15,  '64 Mucceied    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 

A.    M.    Richardson,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Geo.    S.    Richardson,   Jan.    21,    64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

John  Riley,  Mar.  23,  '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Amandes    Rothrock,    Feb.    26,    "64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    25,    1865. 

George  W.  Reeder,  Jan.  2,  '64 Promoted   to   2d   L,t.   236.   regiment   U.    S.    Colored 

Troops,  Jan.  2,   1865 — mus.  out,  Nov.   30,   1865. 

Charles   E.   Reedy,   Feb.   29,   '64 Transferred    to    batterv    H — date    unknown. 

Silas   M.    Rice,    Mar.    24,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Horace    Rice,    Mar.    24,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Michael   Reichart,   Jan.    18,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   L, — date   unknown. 

Gottleib  Reishley,  Feb.  5,  '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June   24,    1864. 

John  D.   Rollison,   Feb.    10,   '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Feb.   i,  1865 — buried 

in  National  Cemetery,  City  Point,  sec.  A,  div.  2, 

grave,   144  or  126. 
Eph'm     Richardson,     Feb.     n,     '64. .  Prisoner    from   June    2,    to    Nov.    30,    1864 — disch. 

by  General   Order,   June    15,    1865. 

Elliend   Romig,    Feb.    23,    '64 Captured  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  2,   1864 — dis 
charged    by    General    Order,    June    7,    1865. 

Louis  Rein,  Nov.  27,  '61 Deserted    September    2,    1862. 

Peter    Roberts,    Nov.    27,    '61 Deserted   December   2,    1863. 


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Private  Jacob   Rothacker,   Feb.   8,   '64 Deserted   June    i,    1862. 

"     Henry    Roller,    Dec.    6,    '61 Deserted    February    7,    1863. 

"     Frederick  Reiger,   Sept.    16,   '62 'eserted    April    28,    1863. 

"     George  Reichert,  Nov.   19,   '63 Deserted   November   23,    1863 — Vet. 

1     Michael    Ropp,   Jan.    4,    '64 Deserted   March   31,    1864. 

"     George    Schwerle,   Nov.    30,    '61 Absent,    sick    at   muster    out — Vet. 

"     Gottleib    Sessle,    Nov.    30,    '61 Deserted   Feb.   4,    1862 — returned   Dec.    12,    1863 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Philip  Schrader,  Dec.   10,  '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     William   Schrader,  Jan.    14,   '64 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     John  Schroth,   Sr.,  Jan.  4,  '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

John   Smith,  Jan.    5,   '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster   out. 

Noah   Stephens,   Mar.   22,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    1-9,    i3-56. 

Matthew   Sterling,   Feb.    17,   '64 Mi-stored    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Franklin  S.   Sellers,  Jan.  26,  '64 Mustered    out    wich    battery,    Jan.    29,    18  .5. 

Henry   G.    Snyder,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    ?g,    iS66. 

Henry  Shuster,  Feb.  5,  '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Charles   Schiffle,  Jan.    14,   '64 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Leyton  T.  Smith,  Mar.  7,  '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

(T.    T.    Stockberger,    Mar     23,    '64 ....  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan     .19,    1866. 

Henry   Strick,   Jan.    19,   '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    4,    '64. 

Anthony    Schuer,    Nov.    i,    '61 Dishonorably   discharged,   May    14,    1864. 

William  Strauss,  Aug.   28,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Jacob   Sauter,  Aug.   28,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

John    Seehner,    Dec.    21,    '61 Transferred   to   battery    C — date   unknown. 

William   Seigler,   Oct.   26,   '6 1 Transferred    to    battery    L — date    unknown. 

George    Siemuller,    Sept.    2,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  Mar.  28,  1864. 

Daniel    Scheetz,    Feb.    5,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Charles  R.  Stewart,  Feb.   19,  '64 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Henry    Steiner,    Feb.    19,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Edward   Schilling,    Feb.    17,   '64 Died  April  20,  1864— bu.  in  Mil.  Asy.  Cem.,  D.  C. 

Wheeler,  D.   Stebbins,  Mar.  23,   '64..  Promoted   to    Corporal    battery    G,    2d    Pro.    Art'y, 

April    20,    1864 — died    July    26,    1864 — buried    in 
National   Cemetery,   Arlington,   Va. 

William   Sudden,  Mar.   29,  '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Augustus  H.   Seip,  Feb.  29,  '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Eugene   A.    Smith,   Mar.    i,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   8,    1865. 

John  Schroth,  Jr.,  Feb.  2,   '64 Died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Nov.    28,    1864 — burial 

record,    Nov.    20,    1864 — Vet. 

Joseph  Seibrecht,  Nov.   19,  '61 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,   Oct.    10,    1864 — Vet. 

Jacob    Stutz,   Jan.    15,    '64 Died  at  Fortress   Monroe,  Va.,  Oct.    15,   1864 — bu 
rial    record,    Nov.    23,    1864,    at    Hampton. 

Jos.    Schoenbachlee,    Sept.    13,    '62.  ...  Captured  Sept.   29 — died  at  Salisbury,  N.   C.,  Dec. 

7,    1864. 

Elias     P.     Shockley Transferred   to    s8th    company,    2d   batallion — V'et. 

Res.  Corps — disch.  on  Surg.  cert.,  May  19,   1865 
— wd.  June   17. 

John    Shimp,    Mar.    10,    '64 Drafted — prisoner   from  June  2,  to   Nov.   24,    1864 

discharged  by   General   Order,   June  24,    1865. 

An'w   Sevindeman,  Aug.   27,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    8,     1865 — 

wd.   Sept.  29. 

Swamly,   John,   Dec.    14,    '61 Deserted   February    15,    1862. 

Schlender,   John,   Nov.   8,   '61 Deserted   April    7,    1862. 

Sarstedt,    Earnhardt,    Nov.    29,    '61 ...  Deserted   April    10,    1862. 

Schweitzer,    Louis,    Dec.    31,    '61 Deserted    July    17,    1862. 

Stephu,    Gottleib,    Sept.    i,    '62 Deserted   January   21,    1863. 

Schleither,     Fred.,    Aug.     30,     '62 Deserted    February    7,    1863. 

Smith,   Althons,    Sept.    i,    '62 Deserted    May    i,    1863. 

Seitter,    George,    Aug.    28,    '62 Deserted  May   15,   1863. 

Sheneman,   Thos.   J.,   Aug.    31,'   62.  ..  Deserted    May    27,    1864. 

Stahl,    Jacob,    Feb.    24,    '64 Died  July  5,  1864. 

Tracy,    David,    Feb.     10,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Tracy,    John,    Feb.    10,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Thomas,    James    C.,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Thompson,    Geo.    W.,    Mar.    25,    '64..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Thompson,    D.    H.,    Mar.    25,    '64....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Thompson,    Mat.,    Mar.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Treble,    Christian,    Oct.    29,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Sept.    3,    '62. 

Truiter,    William,    Aug.    26,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  23,    1865. 

Tary,    Francis,    Aug.    23,    '62 >eserteu   Jav  ..^w    21,    '8^3. 

Thompson,    James,    Mar.    22,    '64....  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Uble,    Christian,    Jan.     10,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    10,    '65 — expiration   of   term. 

Urbach,    Gottfrey,    Dec.    24,    '63 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Dec.    10,    1865 — buried 

in     Poplar    Grovx     Nat  onai     Cemetery,     division 
D,    section    A,    grave    12. 

Ulther,    Lewis,    Nov.    30,    '61 Deserted  May  20,    1862. 

Vansciver,   Wm.    B.,   Feb.    17,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  237 

Private  Volz,    Frederick,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Van   Billiard,  Jer.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Captured  at    Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

discharged   by    General    Order,   July    28,    1865. 

Williams,    Charles,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Williams,   Andrew,   Jan.    18,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Willing,    Frederick,    Oct.    29,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Weil,    John,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wagner,   Theodore,  Jan.    16,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Captured   Sept.    29. 

Walter,    Frederick,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Walters,   Samuel,   Feb.    10,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Weiser,    Boltes,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wolsendorf,    Chas.,    Jan.    29,    '64.  .  . .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Wades,    Anthony,    Nov.    19,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  27,   '62. 

Wolbold,    John,    July    i,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.    13,   '64. 

Walker,    Frederick,    Nov.    i,    '61 Discharged  on  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  Feb.   18,  '62. 

Williams,    Hir.   G.,*   Aug.   29,    '64.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   23,    1865. 

Werner,    Andrew,    Oct.    15,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    14,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Wilson,  John,  Jan.    18,   '64 Disch.    on    Surgeon's   certificate — date   unknown. 

Warner,    William,   Feb.    2,   '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   Oct.    12,    1865. 

Weber,    Gottleib,   Dec.    15,    '61 Transferred  to  battery   C — date   unknown. 

Weiler,    Chas.,    Nov.    17,    '62 Transferred    to    battery    B — date    unknown. 

Whitenight,    B.    F.,   Feb.    19,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Whitenight,   Joseph,    Feb.   29,    '64....  Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 
Whitenight,   Mat.,    Feb.    19,   '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,    1864— 

captured — died   at   Danville,    Va.,   Jan.    22,    1865. 

Whitenight,    Val.,    Feb.    29,.    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Wampol,    Jacob,    Feb.    29,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Wayman,    Jacob,    Mar.    29,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

White,    Edward   W.,    Mar.    29,    '64...  Killed  June  17,  '64 — bu.  in  Pop.  Grove  Nat.  Cem., 

Petersburg,    Va.,    div.    D,    sec.    B,    grave    10. 

Wooster,  Walter  O.,   Mar.   29,   '64...  Tr.  to  battery  G,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 
Wolfert,   George  W.,   Jan.    14,    '64. ..  Transferred  to  battery  L,  June  27,    1865 — Vet. 
Waltz,    I^ewis   J.,    Jan.    18,    '64 Died    at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    Nov.    10,    1864 — • 

wounded    Sept.    29 — burial    record,    Oct.    3,    '64, 

Hampton,  Va. 
Winters,    Thomas,    Jan.    2,    '64 Prisoner  from  Sept.  29,   1864,  to  March  3,   1865— 

disch.  by  General   Order,  June  29,   '65 — Vet. 

Werner,    Ferdinand,    Nov.    6,    '61 Deserted    February    24,    1862. 

Wendt,    Charles,    Nov.    4,    '61 Deserted   May  20,    1862. 

Wether,    John,    Nov.    15,    '61 Deserted    September    15,    1862. 

Weiner,    Henry,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted    February    7,     1863. 

Wright,   Eugene  H.,   Feb.  29,   '64      . .  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 


Yost,    Jacob,    Dec.     5,    '61 

Yearns,  Frederick,  Feb.  13,  '62. 
Young,  William  D.,  Feb.  24,  '64 
Young,  Theodore,  Nov.  i,  '61. 
Zeiss,  George,  Mar.  15,  '64. . . 
Zeigler,  Christian,  Nov.  9,  '61.. 
Zweifel,  William,  Nov.  18,  '62.. 


Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wounded    Sept.    29. 

Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 
Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 
Discharged    Nov.    7,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
Mustered   out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 
Transferred  to  battery   C — date   unknown. 
..Discharged    Nov.    17,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 


Zierlein,    Paul,    Dec.    19,    '61 Deserted   January    21,    1862 


BATTERY  B. 

Capt.    Charles   Roescher,    Feb.    15,    '62 Dis.    November    18,    1862. 

B.  Griffin  Barney,  Nov.  28,  '62 Wounded   at   Petersburg,    Va.,   July   30,    1864 — Lt. 

Col.  of  2d  Pro.  Art'y  from  April  20  to  Sept.  5, 
1864 — Bv.  Brig.  Gen.,  March  13,  '65 — discharged 
on  Surgeon's  certificate,  November  19,  1864. 

"     Richard   C.    Homer,  Jan.    20,   '62....  Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  23.  '62 — to  Sgt.,  June   i,  '63 — to 

ist  Sgt.,  July  n,  '64 — to  ist  Lt.,  Feb  12.  '65 — 
to  Capt.,  May  3,  '65 — wounded  at  Petersburg, 
Va.,  August  22,  1864 — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

ist  Lt.   Alexander  Kost,   Dec.    17,   '61 Discharged    January    19,     1862. 

Milton    Benner,    Jan.    28,    '62 Transferred  to  battery   H,    October  25,    1862. 

"     Matt.    H.    Marsland,    Dec.    30,    '62..  Promoted  to   ist  Lt.,   Dec.   30,    1862 — Major  of  2d 

Pro.  Art'y  from  April  20  to  Sept.  5,  1864 — 
wounded  and  captured  July  30 — discharged  by 
special  order,  Jan.  12,  1865. 

Frederick   Mayer,    Jan.    28,    '62 Promoted  fr.   2d  Lt. — resigned   Sept.   27,    1862. 

"      Erhardt    Feidler,    Jan.    16,    '62 Resigned    October    31,    1862. 


238 


ROSTER. 


ist  Lt.  John    Gayetti,    Nov.    21,    '61 Promoted  from  Sgt.  to  ist  Sgt.,  Dec.  26,  1862 — to 

2d  Lt.,  July  n,  '64 — to  ist  Lt.,  May  3,  '65 — pris. 
from  Sept.  29,  1864,  to  April  13,  1865 — muster 
ed  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

"     Christ.   F.   Gramlich,   Nov.   28,    '61 ...  Promoted  to   Cor.,  June   i,    1863 — to   Sgt.,   Feb.    i, 

1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  Feb.  12,  '65 — to  ist  Lt.,  May 
3,  1865 — resigned  July  7,  1865 — Vet. 

"     John   H.    Guiesinger,    Feb.    n,    '62 ...  Promoted   from  2d  Lt.   battery  K,   Oct.    5,    1862 — > 

com.  Capt.  battery  C,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  Apr.  30, 
1864 — n9*  mus. — com.  Capt.,  Nov.  20,   1864 — not 
mus. — disch.    Feb.    10,    '65 — expiration    of    term. 
2d  Lt.   Max  Heine,  Jan.    19,   '62 Resigned  June  21,   1862. 

"     Aug.    Von   Diemer,    June    14,    '62. ...  Resigned   August   23,    1862. 

'     John   Exton,   Nov.    5,   '61    Pr.    fr.    Sgt.    Maj.,   Nov.    27,   '62— Capt.   of  batt'y 

D,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  fr.  April  20,  lo  Sept.  5,  '64 — 
wounded  June  17 — discharged  Dec.  39,  1864 — 
expiration  of  term. 

"     James  P.  Wolff,  Oct.  24,  '62 Promoted  to  Cor.,  Jan.   i,   1863 — to  Sgt.,  July   n, 

'64 — to  ist  Sgt.,  Feb.  12,  1865 — to  zd  Lt.,  May 
3,,  '65 — disch.  Nov.  5,  1865-- expir.  of  term. 

'     David   E.   Wolff,   Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted   from   Com.    bgt.,    IVJay   .?,    '(>$ — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866- — Vet. 

"     Jesper  H.  Holman,  Aug.  n,  '62 Pr.  fr.  Cor.  Co.  D,  i2ist  reg.  P.  V.,  Dec.  12,  '62 — 

transferred  to  battery  G,  January  23,  1863 — • 
wounded  July  30,  1864. 

ist  Sgt.  Wm.  A.  Van  Fossen,  Jan.  20,  '62.  Promoted  to  Cor.,  June  21,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Feb.   12, 

'65 — to  ist  Sgt.,  May  3,  '65 — com.  2d  Lt.,  June 
30,  '65- — not  mustered — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

;     Hugo    Theinhardt,    Oct.    31,    '61 Promoted  from   Chief  Bugler — to   Sergt.   Major. 

Q.   M.   Sr.   Philip  Ryan,  Jan.  23,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  April  19,  '62 — to  Q.  M.  Sgt.,  June  21, 

'64 — mus.  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866 — Vet. 

Sergt.   Charles  F.  Easier,  Nov.   15,  '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Sept.  i,  1863 — to  Sgt.,  Sept.  i,  1864 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66— Vet. 

William    Bailey,    Dec.    29,    '63 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.   i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  24,  1864 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Henry   C.    Coffee,   Jan.   2,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Aug.  10,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  i,  1865 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     John  S.  Van  Aken,  Jan.   13,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.  i,  1864— to  Sgt.,  Oct.  19,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Vet. 

Thomas   Willetts,   Dec.    14,   '63 Pr.  to  Cor.,  July  n,  1864— to  Sgt.,  Oct.  28,  1865 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Lewis    Rinker,    Sept.    22,   '63 Drafted — pr.   to   Cor.,    Sept.    i,   '64 — to   Sgt.,   Nov. 

i,   '65 — mus.   out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Anton    Trey,    Nov.    14,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  20,   '62. 

Morris   Bendle,   Nov.   2,   '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  29,   '62. 

'     Charles    Goeble,    Nov.    9,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  27,   '62. 

'     Henry    Riehl,    Feb.    17,    '62 Pr.  from  priv.,  June  23,   1862 — ist  Lt.  in  2d  Pro. 

Art'y  from  April  20  to  Sept.  5,  '64 — discharged 
on  Surgeon's  certificate,  October  12,  1864. 

'     D.  M.  Niswander,  Nov.  7,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.  24,  '63 — to  Sgt.,  Feb.   i,  '64 — 2d 

Lt.  in  2d  Pro.  Art'y  fr.  Apr.  28  to  Sept.  5,  '64 — 
captured  June  2 — discharged  by  special  order, 
March  n,  1865. 

'     Charles   Loetsch,    Nov.   26,    '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.  25,  1862 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.   i,  '63 — 

wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  18,  1864 — 
disch.  on  Surg.  certificate,  Oct.  19,  1865 — Vet. 

'     Joseph    Young,    Oct.    29,    '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.  u,  1863 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  i,  1864 — 

discharged  Oct.  28,   1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Edward  N.   Hine,   Sept.   22,   '63 Drafted — promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    1864 — 

to  Sergeant,  May  3,  '65— discharged  by  special 
order,  Nov.  21,  1865. 

'     Paul  W.  Vanaken,  Jan.  20,  '63 Promoted    from    Corporal,    Jan.    26,     1863 — killed 

at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  18,   1864 — Vet. 

'     Albert    Smith,    Nov.    6,    '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  27,  1862 — tp  Sgt.,  Sept.  i,  1863 — 

captured  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,   '64. 
Henry    Klein,    Jan.    26,    '62 Deserted  January  24,    1863. 

'     John    Smith,    Dee.    3,    '61 Deserted  January  22,    1863. 

Corp.   Charles   S.   Newton,  Dec.   29,   '63. ..  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Sept.    i,    1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     H.   C.  Zimmerman,  Dec.  8,  '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Oct.     i,     1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

William  M'Ewen,   Feb.   26,   '64 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Nov.    20,    1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

William    Smith,    Dec.    16,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    13,    1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  ^39 

Corp.  John    F.    Souder,    Feb.    i,    '62 Promoted    to    Corporal,    May    3,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

"     Wm.    H.    Wilson,    Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     May    3,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Thos.   H.   Holliday,  Jan.    i,   '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    May    3,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Jacob  H.  Toy,  Dec.  29,  '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    May    24,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     James  M'Cammon,  April  4,  '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    24,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

"     Theodore   Homer,    Feb.    15,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Oct.    28,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Wm.   J.   Wentz,  Jan.    14,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     I,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Philipp   D.   Beidel,   Aug.   8,   '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     John  W.   Zitsch,  Aug.    18,   '64 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    24,    1864 — discharged 

by   General  Order,  June  23,    1865 — -died   1902. 

"     James   K.    Brewer,   Jan.    14,    '64 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Nov.    i,    1865 — discharged 

by   General   Order,   Nov.  21,    1865. 

"     J.  George  Maier,  Dec.   18,  '61 Promoted  to   Corporal,   Feb.    17,   1862 — transferred 

to  Veteran   Reserve  'Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

"     Alex.    Blackburn,    Dec.    14,    '63 Tromoted  to  Corporal,  Aug.  10,  1864 — to  ist  Sgt , 

battery  H,  Dec.    10,    1864. 

"     J.    S.    Vanderherschen,    Dec.    n,    '61.  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.    10,    1864 — killed    at 

Petersburg,   Va.,  Aug.    16,   1864 — Vet. 

"     David    H.    Wolff,    Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporai,     1'c-o.     i.     1804— killed     at 

Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17,    1864. 

"  Christ'r  Thomas,  Feb.  12,  '64 Promoted  to  Corporal,  Sept.  i,  '64 — died  at  Pe 
tersburg,  Va.,  May  29,  '65 — burial  record,  Apr. 
29>  '65 — buried  in  Poplar  Grove  National  Cem 
etery,  division  B,  seciion  li  u.a\  .. 

"     James    W.    Moss,    Jan.    18,    '64 , ,  Pr.   to   Cor.,  June   29,    1864 — died   at   Portsmouth, 

Virginia,   Aug.    10,   of  wounds   received   at   Pe 
tersburg,    June    1 8,    1864. 

"     Jacob   Poth,   Dec.    6,    '61    Deserted    February    10,    1862. 

Bugler  Joseph  H.  Wooley,  Dec.  21,  '63.,  Wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Aug.  21,  '64 — pro 
moted  to  Bugler,  March  i,  1865 — mustered 
out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 

'     Gottleib    Kull,    Jan.    27,    '64 Promoted    to    Bugler,     Nov.     10,     1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 
Bartholomew    Maier,    Jan.    20,    '62 .  . .  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Nov.    5,    '62. 

'     Peter   Hammet,   Feb.    10,   '62 Promoted    to    Bugler,    Nov.     5,     1862 — discharged 

by  special   order,    Feb.    12,    1863. 

'     John   H.    Wolverton,   Dec.    n,    '61 ...  Promoted    to    Bugler,    Jan.     18,     1863 — discharged 

Dec.    10,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

'     Charles    Frank,    Nov.    14,    '62 Promoted    to    Bugler,    Dec.    10,    1864 — discharged 

Nov.     14,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"  Daniel  Hindley,  Dec.  17,  '61 Promoted  to  Bugler,  Dec.  19,  1861— killed  at  Pe 
tersburg,  Va.,  June  18,  1864— Vet. 

Artifi'r   Henry  W.    Garner,   Mar.   29,   '64. .  Promoted    to    Artificer,    Feb.    23,    1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

William  H.   Mast,  Dec.  29,  '63 Promoted    to    Artificer,    Nov.    10,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     Jacob    Jared,    Jan.    23,    '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Oct.    8,    '62. 

'     John   R.    Stickell,    Nov.    15,   '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   July   21,   '63. 

;     David   Tanner,    Nov.    n,    '62 Promoted    to    Artificer,    May    i,    1863 — discharged 

Nov.    13,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Private   Allen,   James,   Dec.    31,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     Ashcraft,   Joseph    H.,    Mar.    30,    '64. .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Abbey,   David   F.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Ames,    James    W.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Amen,   Philip,  Jan.   5,  '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   April   8,    '65. 

'     Allender,    John,    Mar.    24,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   June    i,    '65. 

'     Augustus,    William,    Jan.    23,    '62 ....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Baird,   Andrew,   Feb.    4,   '64 Wd.    at    Petersburg,    Va.,   June    18,    '64 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Benson,   John  D.,   Jan.    13,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Bence,     Samuel,    Jan.     14,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Benecotter,  Darius  C.,  Jan.    14,  '64. .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Bender,    David,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Bregler,   Frederick,   Jan.    19,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Brown,    Edward,   Jan.    21,    '64 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    4,    '64 — mus 
tered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Brinton,  Charles  A.,  Dec.   15,  '63 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Burgin,    William,    Jan.    23,    '64 Wd.   at  Petersburg,   Va.,  July  24,    1864 — absent  at 

muster   out. 


240  RCSTKR. 

Private  Bittner,    Philip,    Dec.    28,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Black,    David    F.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Berryman,    Joseph,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Burnside,    Samuel,    Mar.    23,    '64....  Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Babcock,    Charles    F.,    Mar.    29,    '64. ,  Mustered  out  with  battery, 


anuary  29,  1866. 
anuary  29,  1866. 
anuary  29,  1866. 
anuary  29,  1866. 
an.  29,  1866 — Vet. 
anuary  29,  1866. 


Bregler,    William,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Beidel,    Charles    W.,    Nov.    n,    '62...  Discharged    Nov.    27,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Bush,    Daniel    S.,    Nov.    6,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    5,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Bernheisel,    Corne's,    Nov.    6,    '62. ...  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June  30,   '65. 

Butts,    John,    Mar.    25,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   July    13,    '65. 

Baush,    William,    Dec.     13,    '61 ......  Discharged   on    Surgeon's    certificate,   Aug.    6,    '62. 

Byers,    Edwin    P.,    Jan.    19,    '63. ....  Discharged  Jan.   18,   1866 — expiration  of  term. 

Batten,    George  A.,    Nov.    2,    '62. ,,..  Transferred  to   yet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.    28,   "64. 

Bosz,  Christian  A.,  Oct.  21,  '6*. ...  Transferred  to  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  Jan.  28,  '64 — 

discharged  Oct.  4.  1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Bea,  John,  Disch.  on  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  March  3,  1863 — 

re-enlisted  Jan.  4,  1864 — killed  at  Petersburg, 
Va.,  June  18,  1864. 

Beck,  Ulrich,  Feb.  10,  '62.,,. Killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  11,  1864 — buried 

in  National  Cemetery,  City  Point,  section  E, 
division  i,  grave  61 — Vet. 

Burnside,    William,    Mar.    2'/,    '64...  Capt'd  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,   1864. 

Blershe,    Morris,    Nov.    19,    '61 Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Oct.   12,   1863. 

Blackington.    Una  o,    Dec.    ?8,     03....  Died  June  21,  '64,  of  wds.  rec.  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Bush,    Lewis,    Mar.     u,    '64 Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  Sept.  29,   1864. 

Bauer,    Charles,    Nov.    29,    '62 Deserted    February    5,    1863. 

Bidel,   William Deserted   January    16,    1862. 

Bald,,    Daniel,    Dec.    iy,    '61 Deserted    July    20,    1862. 

Blair,    George,    Nov.    21,    '62 Deserted    December    4,    1862. 

Boyer,  Abraham  L,.,  Mar.  24,  '64....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Burkholder,    Levi,    Feb.    i,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Balin,    William,   Dec.    31,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Cain,    Patrick,    Dec.    21,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Carothers,   Isaac,  Dec.  21,   '63 Mustered  put  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Cassner,   Wm.   G.,  Dec.  28,   '63 \bsent,    sick,     at    muster    out. 

Cunningham,  Jas.   Dec.  29,  '63 Absent,    sick,     at    muster    out. 

Cunningham,  J.   W.,  Dec.   12,   '63....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Cordery,  Charles  H.,  Feb.   15,  '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Cook,  Thomas,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Crilly,    Thomas,    Nov.    7,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    6,    1865^— e'xpiration   of   term. 

Clark,    Charles    H.,    Mar.    29,    '64....  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  June  5,  '65. 

Copeland,   George  B.,  Dec.  21,  '63. ..  Discharged  by   General   Order,   July    18,    1865. 

Clink,    James,    Mar.    26,    '64 Discharged    by    Surgeon's    certificate,    July    7,    '65. 

Collins,   Alfred,   Jan.    26,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   May   15,    1865. 

Connor,  John  H.,  Jan.  21,  '64 Discharged  by  Surgeon's  certificate,  Appr.   20,  '64. 

Conway,    Martin,   June    n,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July    19,    1865. 

Cohn,    Seigmond,    Nov.    4,    '61 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,   '64. 

Colligan,    John,     Nov.     6.     '62 Deserted   December    13,    1862. 

Clark,  John  J.,  Dec.  30,  '63 «    on   "uis 

Dunlap,    John,    Mar.    21,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Davis,  William  T.,  Dec.  28,  '63 Wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  18,  '64 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

Doupel,  William,  Jan.  14,  '64 Wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  3,  '64 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

Doyle,    James,    Dec.    15,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Dunlap,  Henry  M.,  Mar.  7,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Daisey,    Joseph    L,.,    Feb.    23,    '64. ...  Disch.    on    Surgeon's   certificate — date   unknown. 

Davidson,    George,    Mar.    31,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  E,  August   13,   1865. 

Dening,    William,    Jan.    23,    '62 Deserted   February  8,    1862. 

Dickmene,    Fred.,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted  November  8,    1862. 

Davis,   David   D.,   Mar.   28,    '64 Not    on    Muster-out    roll. 

Eberhardt,  Jacob,  Jan.  25,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Ekin,    William    F.,    Feb.    29.     64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Ellis,   Samuel  P.,   Feb.    15,  '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June  7,   '65. 

Eberly,    John    W.,    Jan.    2,    '64 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,    Dec.    12,   '64. 

Ertinger,   William,   June   20,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    n,    '62. 

Eberwein,    Christian,    Dec.    22,    '61 ...  Transferred   to    Signal    Corps,   August    22,    1862. 

Eise,  John  J.,  Jan.   8,   '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  Jan.  28,   1864. 

Eberly,    Casper,    Aug.    23,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  Jan.  28,   1864. 

English,  Alexander,   Mar.   30,   '64.  .  .  .  Transferred  to  battery  A,   August    13,    1865. 

Erwin,    John,    Jan.    20,    '62 Deserted   July    1 1,    1863. 

Eichle,    John    G.,    Dec.    9,    '61 Deserted   January   26,    1862. 

Eichle,    Adam,    Dec.    7,    '61 Deserted  July  20,  1862. 

Fry,  Jacob,  Nov.  12,  '62 Deserted — returned — wd.  at  Petersburg,  Va., 

June  1 8,  1864 — absent  at  muster  out. 

Ficht,    John   H.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Finneberger,   Frank,    Feb.   24,   '64. ...  Dishonorably  discharged — date  unknown. 


ROSTER.  241 

Private  Forsythe,    Joseph,    Jan.     18,    '64 Wounded  at   Petersburg,   Va.,  June   18,    1864 — dis 
charged  by   General   Order,   June   21,    1865. 
"     Finney,    Thomas   J.t    Feb.    24,    '64. . . .  Disch.  on  Surgeon's  certificate — date  unknown. 

"     Fedder,    Jacob,*    Aug.    23,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   23,    1865. 

"     Frain,  Joseph  E.,*  Aug.  31,  '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June  23,    1865. 

;     Franks,   James    H.,   Jan.    24,   '64 Transferred   to  battery   A,   August    13,    1865. 

1     Foutz,    John    A.,    Jan.    28,    '64 Died    at    Washington,    D.    C.,    March    27,    1864 — • 

buried  in  Military  Asylum  Cemetery,  D.  C. 

"     Frey,    William,    Jan.    2-;,    '64 Not   on    Muster-out   roll. 

"     Frederick,    Edward,    Dec.    30,    '63.      .  Not   on    Muster-out   roll. 

"     Garrett,   Albert,   Jan.    i  $,    '6-i Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,     1864 — • 

mustered    our    witli    i-.~ai.-ry,    Jan.     _'9,      ^6 — viied 
1900. 

"     Gill,   Henry   C.,   Dec.   28,   '63 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    29,     1864 — 

mustered    out    with    baaorv,    Juii.     ^9,      6^, — cued 
iqo.?. 

"     Grossman,    Michael,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Green,    Robert,    Jan.    25,    '64 Mustered  put  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     German,  John  E-,  Mar.  25,  '6.1 Absent,    sick,     at    muster    out. 

'     Gosnel,   David,*    Sept.    12,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

"     Gourley,  John,  Jr.,   Feb.   3,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  29,    1865. 

"     Gourley,   John,    Sr.,    Oct.    29,    '62.  ...  Discharged     Oct.     30,     1865 — expiration    of    term* 

'     Grimes,    William,    Nov.    6.    '62 Discharged    Nov.    5,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Grow,    Jacob,    Nov.    5,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    4,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

"     Glohertz,    Peter,    Nov.    2,    '61 .  Disch.    on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Dec.    18/65 — Vet. 

"     Guest,  Joseph  M.,   Feb.    13,   '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,    '64. 

"     Guest,    Charles,    Feb.    15,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.   20,   '64. 

"     Goss,   Francis  M.,   Dec.    14,   '63 i  ranste--red      o     i     .     «  :>».      v  a          .,  n-     ;ers.     \'iy 

18,   1865 — disch.  by  General  Order,  May  29,  '65. 
'     Gramlich,   J.    Chris.,    Nov.    6,    '61 ....  Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    1864. 

'     Genny,   John,   Jan.    3,    '63 Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,    Va.,    Sept   25,   of   wds. 

received   in   action,   August   26,    1864. 
'     George,    John   W., Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    23.    '62. 

Haas,    Jacob,    Feb.     15,    '64. Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Died  '91. 

Higgenbottom,    H.,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Haig,    Matthias,    Feb.    29,    '64 ^ustered   out   with   battery.    Tan^nry   20,    1866. 

Hammer,   Wm.   O,   Dec.    15,   '6j Discharged  by   General    Order,   June    17,    1865. 

Hilk,    John,    Dec.    4,    '61 ''.  .  .  .    .  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Oct.  u,  '62. 

Hartege,  ^Cbrist'r,   Dec.    13,    '6' Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   31,   '62. 

Henry,    George,    Jan.    18     '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   29,   '64. 

Hobspn,    John,    Jan.    20,    '62 Discharged    Jan.     19,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Hussion,    William,    Dec.    15,    '63 Disch.  on  Surgeon's  certificate — date  unknown. 

Haslam,   Charles,  Jan.    19,    '64 ..Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May   8,   '65. 

Heion,     Edward,    Feb.    24,    '6$ Discharged   by    special    order,    Dec.    i,    1865. 

Harvey,  John  F.,  Jan.  20,  '62 Transferred  to   battery   C — date   unknown. 

Hornig,    Henry,    Aug.    22,    '6? Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps.   Jan.   28,   '64. 

Hyland,    Joseph,    Dec.     15,    '63 Transferred  to  4th  reg.  Mass.  Cav.,  Apr.  2,  1864. 

Hughes,    William,    Feb.    ib,   6*4.  .....  Transferred  to  battery  A,   August    13,    1865. 

Hoffman,   George,  Mar.    12,  '63 Transferred  to  battery  A,   August    13,    1865. 

Hillgrass,    Henry,     Nov.    22,    '6_-    .  .  .  Died  at  Washington,   D.   C.,  Dec.    19,    1863. 

Helwig,    Martin,    Nov.    9,    '<u Deserted    November    o,    1861. 

Hume,    William,    Jan.    10,    '6.> Deserted  January   23,'  1862. 

Hazenmeyor,   Philip,   Jar.   20,   '62.    ..Deserted    May    23,    1862. 

Hackett,    Matthew,    Nov.    17,    '01  ....  Deserted  December  4,    1862. 

Hart,    John    R.,    Jan.    20,    '64 Deserted  July   18,    1864. 

Highman,    William,*    Aug.    29,    '64. .  Deserted   September    14,    1864. 

Heyer,    George,    Dec.    18,    '61 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Harmer,    Richard   C.,   Jan.   23,    '62...  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Herron,    John,     Dec.     20,     '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July    18,    1865. 

Helmuth.    Michael,   Jan.    i,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Inhoff,    William    H.,    Mar.    i,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  bat'y  Jan.  29,  1866.    Died  1903. 

Ives,    William    F.,*    Aug.    31,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  23,    1865. 
'     Jacques,    Harvey   M.,   Feb.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  batt'y  Jan.  29,  1866.  Died  1899. 

Jackson,    Geoige,    Mar.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Kline,    Nicholas,   Jan.    20,    '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Knapp,   Chauncey   L-,    Sept.   22,   '63..  Wounded   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    17,    1864 — ab 
sent,   in  hospital,   at  muster  out. 

Knapp,    Charles    J.,    Feb.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Kelly,    John,    Dec.    15,    '63 Wounded  at    Petersburg,   Va.,  June    18,    1864— ab 
sent    at    muster    out. 

Klee,    Peter,    Feb.    10,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866— Vet. 

Knouse,   Wm.   H.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Koch,    Frank  J.,   Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Kyser,    Braynard,    Dec.    29,    '63 \Vounded   at   Petersburg,   Va.,  June    19,    1864— ab 
sent   at   muster   out. 

King,  Charles  M.,  Feb.  20,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866— Vet. 

Kessler,    \Villiam,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Dec.    30,    '65. 


242  ROSTER. 

Private  Klinesmith,    Jacob,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   23,    1865. 

"     Kent,    Samuel   R.,    Feb.   29,    '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May  20,   '65. 

Wounded  June   3,    1864. 
"     Kegereise,   J.    K.    P.,    Mar.    30,    '64. .  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  29,   '65. 

Kilpatrick,   John,  Jan.    20,   '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   23,   '64. 

:     Koelble,    August,    Nov.    25,    '61 Discharged  Nov.   24,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Krehle,    Frederick,    Dec.    22,    '61 Discharged  Dec.   21,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Kline,    George,    Dec.    16,    '61 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,  Jan.    28,    '64. 

Kahle,   August,    Mar.    9,   '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Oct.    17,    '64. 

'     Kayser,    William,    Jan.    21,    '62 Deserted  January  25,    1862. 

Kean,  Jesse,  Jr.,   Nov.   n,  '62 Deserted    January    24,    1863. 

Kearns,   James,    Feb.   22,    '64 Deserted    October    6,    1865. 

'     King,    Othey,    Jan.    27,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Lefevre,    John,    Mar.    5,    '64 Absent,   sick,   at  muster  out. 

Lowe,    John,    Jan.    9,    '62 Absent,   in   hospital,    at  expiration   of  term. 

1     Lewellin,  William,  Feb.  24,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     Lessig,    WTilliam,    Mar.    30,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Landher,    William,    Dec.    19,    '61 ....  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    13,    '62 

— died    1904. 

"     Lay,  John,  Jan.    i,  '62 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   July    15,   '62. 

'     Lipp,    John,    Jan.    6,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,    Feb.    24,   '62. 

"     Lambert,   Michael,  Jan.  20,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    22,   '62. 

''     Leikhoffer,    George,    Jan.    21,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,    Feb.    15,   '62. 

'     Lehmann,    Lewis,    Nov.    28,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,    May  22,   '62. 

"     Labor,    Harman,*    Aug.    23,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  23,   1865. 

Lancaster,    Thomas,    April    12,    '64.  ..  Discharged   by    General    Order,   July    18,    1865. 

Long,    William,   Dec.    20,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  27,    '62. 

"     Lay,   Jacob,    Died   at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,   July    12,    of   wds. 

received  at  Petersburg,   June    18,    1864. 

:     Lelar,   Gustavus   B.,   Jan.    18,   '64 Died   at   Philadelphia,   Pa.,   October  21,    1864. 

;     Lamodier,    Charles,    Dec.    28,    '61....  Deserted  January   n,    1862. 

Lang,    Lewis,    Jan.    24,    '62 Deserted  January,    1862. 

Lickfeldt,    August,    Oct.    31,    '62 Deserted   November   8,    1862. 

Landher,    John,    Feb.    5,    '62 Deserted   August   21,    1865 — Vet. 

Larue,    Levi,    Dec.    31,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Marple,    Isaac,    Feb.   22,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     Meyer,    Felix,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Miller,    Christopher,    Mar.    13,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Meyer,    John,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     Marion,   John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Moss,   James,  Jr.,   Jan.    18,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June   15,   1865. 

'     Myers,    Andrew,    Mar.    28,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   29,    1865. 

1     Mort,    Harrison,    Nov.    6,    '62 Deserted    Jan.    24 — returned    Appril    7,    1863 — dis 
charged    by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 

'     Marsland,  Alfred  J.,  Jan.  4,  '64 2d  Lt.  batt'y  K,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,   from  April  20  to 

Sept.  5,  '64 — capt. — disch.  by  S.  O.  Mar.  12,  '65. 

'     Mitchell,    John,    Feb.    24,    '62 Discharged    Feb.    24,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Meirer,   George   S.,   Dec.   4,   '61 Discharged    Dec.    3,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Mack,    Charles    G.,    Jan.    14,    '64. ...  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    20,   '64. 

Mack,    Matthias,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.  29,   '62. 

Messersmith,    H.,    Jan.    25,    '64 Transferred    to   battery    A,    August    13,    1865. 

Mayer,    Jacob,    Nov.    27,    '61    Deserted    January    27,    1863. 

Menny,    Thilband,    Dec.    17,    '61 Deserted    January    24,    1863. 

Mayer,  Charles,  Nov.  20,  '62 Deserted    March    24,    1864. 

Mason,    Hobart,    Dec.    28,    '63 Deserted   January    i,    1864. 

'     Miller,   Samuel  R.,   Nov.  21,   '61 Deserted  January   27,    1863. 

Miller,    Frederick,    Feb.    24,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Martin,    James,    Feb.    25,    '64 Wounded  June  2,    1864 — died  June.    1864 — bur.    in 

Nat.   Cemetery,   Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  section  D. 
M'Laughlin,    Charles,   Jan.   2,    '64.  .  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

1     M'Henry,    Charles,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     M'Kendree,  Wm.,  Mar.  27,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

1     M'Lucas,    Solomon,  April    13,   '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
M'Donald,    William,    Nov.    6,    '62.  ...  Discharged  Nov.   5,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

'     M'Elwee,   Henry,    Nov.   6,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May   30,    1865. 

M'Caskey,   Wm.   F.,    Feb.   25,    '64.  .  .  .  Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,    Va.,    Sept.    30,    1864. 

McFylwee,    James,    Mar.,    '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Mar.  3,  1865 — buried 

in    National    Cemetery,    City    Point,    section    A, 
division   2,   grave    122. 

:     M'Cans,  Jacob,   Nov.    n,   '62 Deserted   February    i,    1863. 

M'Carty,    Patrick,    Jan.    23,    '62 Deserted    February   21,    1862. 

M'Caskey,  John  M.,   Feb.   25,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

M'Camon,    James,    Mar.    28,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll — wounded  June  3,    1864. 

M'Cabe,    Frank,    Dec.    29,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

M'Gowan,  Alex,  Jan.    i,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Nichols,    Samuel   C.,   Feb.   24,    '64 Wounded  at   Petersburg,  Va.,  June    18,    1864 — dis 
charged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June  6,   '65. 


ROSTER.  243 

Private  Nash,   John,    Feb.   29,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  27,    1865. 

"     Nissley,   John   W.,    Nov.   6,    '6^ Deserted   December   24,    1862. 

"     Osborn,    James,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"     O'Harra,  John,  Feb.  27,  '64 Wounded   in    action,    Oct.    6,    1864 — discharged   by 

General    Order,    May    n,    1865 — died    1880. 

"     Osborn,    Peter   F.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Transferred    to    battery   A,    Aug.    13,    1865. 

"     Paul,    Robert    B.,    Oct.    12,    '63 Prisoner    from    Sept.    29    to    Nov.    25,    1864 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

"     Pittinger,   Abraham,   Feb.    n,   '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Pope,   Ezekiel  A.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Platt,    Euclid,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Potter,    Enos,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Pfeiffer,   George   W.,   Jan.    18,    '64. ..  Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,     1864 — 

discharged  by  General  Order,  July  18,  1865. 

"     Peterson,   Aaron,    Feb.    17,    '62 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    1864— 

i      discharged    Feb.    16,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

"     Peterson,  Wm.   H.,  Jan.    18,   '64 Discharged  by  special  order,  Jan.    16,   1865. 

"     Peter,   Andrew,   Dec.    17,   '61 Discharged  Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Paden,    Daniel,*   Aug.    23,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July   12,    1865. 

"     Pitcairn,   James   A.,    Feb.    3,    '62 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,   June    18,    1864. 

"     Polen,    William,    Dec.    29,    '63 Died  at  Washington,  D.   C.,  March  2,   1864. 

"     Peter,    John,    Dec.    16,    '61 Deserted  January    12,    1862. 

"     Pike,   John   H.,    Feb.    n,    '64 Deserted    August    21,    1865. 

"     Price,  James  H.,  Feb.  6,  '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Potter,   Wm.    H.,    Mar.   28,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Pontzline,   Henry,   Feb.   26,  '64 Died    March    29,    1865 — buried    in    U.    S.    General 

Hospital    Cemetery,    No.    2,   Annapolis,    Md. 

"     Repp,    John,   Jan.    5,    '64 Wounded  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — • 

absent   at   muster   out. 

"     Rowen,    George    W.,    Feb.    n,    '64. ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Rosencranz,  Jacob,  Mar.   3,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Rine,    William,    Feb.    n,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Rine,    Henry,    Feb.    10,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Roney,    James,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Reidenour,    Daniel,    Nov.    4.    '62 Discharged  Nov.   4,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Roland,    David,*    Sept.    19,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  23,    1865. 

"     Reynolds,  Wm.  W.,  Feb.  27,  '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865-— 

died   1899. 

"     Roberts,    Samuel,    Feb.    25,    '64 Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June  24,    1864. 

"     Robinson,    John,    Dec.    8,    '63 Billed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  19,   1864 — Vet. 

"     Rein,    Leander,    Dec.    21,    '61 Deserted   January    14,    1862. 

Rhinehart,    L,.    M.,   Mar.    23,    '64 Prisoner — died  at  Danville,   Va.,    1864. 

Reese,    John,    Mar.    28,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Smith,   Charles   F.,   Mar.   30,   '64 Prisoner   from    Sept.    29,    to   Nov.    25,    1864 — mus 
tered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

1     Smith,    James,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     Schick,    John,    Jan.    18,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

;     Scholly,    Gideon,    Jan.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Steel,    Alfred,    July    12,    '63 Drafted — mustered  out  with 'battery,  Jan.   29,   '66. 


Stine,   John   L,.,    Feb.    12,   '64 

Stucky,  Wm.  A.,  Jan.  20,  '62.... 
Schickling,  John,  Dec.  n,  '61... 

Stevens,   Christ.   L,.,   Mar.   31,   '64. 

Stahl,    Henry,    Jan.    18,    '64 

Smith,  William,  2d,  Mar.  29,  '64 
Schneicker,  Conrad,  Dec.  is.  '61 
Schoenleber,  Paul,  Dec.  9,  '61 


.  .  Mustered  out  with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 
..  Mustered  out  with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 
. .  Wd.  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,    1864 — mus 
tered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
. .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    :866. 
.  .  Discharged    Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 
.  .  Discharged  Dec.    10,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 


Singleton,  Lewis,  Feb.   7,  '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

'     Schuring,   Jacob  J.,    Feb.    26,    '64....  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Aug.  4,  '65. 
'     Scheetz,   Charles  C.,  Dec.    14,  '63.  ...  Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    '64 — -dis 
charged  by   General    Order,   June    9,    1865. 

1     Steele,   Jesse,   July    12,    '63 Drafted — pris.  from  Sept.  29,   1864,  to  Feb.  20.  '65 

— discharged    by    Gen.    Order,    June    i,    1865. 

1     Smith,   Jacob    H.,    Dec.    29,    '63 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 

1     Schoenleber,   Joseph,    Nov.   2,   '61 ....  Deserted   Jan.    8,    1862 — returned    Sept.    5,    1863 — 

discharged    Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Saper,    Seigmond,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    26,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Smith,  John  A.,  Dec.  3,  '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,    '64. 

Simonds,    Robert,    Dec.    19,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Oct.   27,    '62. 

Simpson,    Thomas,    Dec.    9,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   July    16,    '62. 

Saroteire,    John, Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Jan.   i,  '62. 

Saier,    John,    Dec.    20,    '61 Discharged  Jan.    6,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Schafhirdt,  A.  J.,  Nov.    19,  '61 Promoted  to  Hospital  Steward,  Nov.   19,   1861. 

Snyder,    Manas.    H.,    Dec.    9,    '61 Transferred  to   Signal   Corps,  Aug.    17,    1863. 

Surlanli,   Frank,  Jan.   8,   '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,    '64. 

'     Stinger,    John,    Feb.    18,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Feb.    29,    '64. 


244  ROSTER. 

Private  Stockberger,    G.    T.,    Mar.    23,    '64. ..  Transferred  to  battery   A,   Aug.    13,    1865. 

1     Stine,    Henry,    Dec.    8,    '63 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    19,    1864. 

'     Schumway,   Alon.    G.,   Mar.    31,    '61 ..  Captured   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 
'     Sumner,    Benjamin,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Dec.  28,  '65 — burial  rec., 

died   Dec.    25,    1864 — bu.    in   National    Cemetery, 

City   Point,   section   C,    division   2,   grave    i. 

Sharp,    George   W.,    Nov.    17,    '62.  ...  Deserted   April    14,    1863. 
Seigler, .  Frederick,    Sept.    20,    '62 ....  Deserted    May    2,    1863. 

Shirley,     Charles,    Jan.     14,     '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Terwilliger,    Jas.    E.,    Feb.    28,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Taylor,  Thomas  T.,   Nov.    n,   '62 Discharged    Nov.    13,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Thornley,   Edwin  W.,  Jan.   20,   '62.  ..  Discharged   Jan.    19,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Talford,    Josenh,    Dec.    28,    '>-•> Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  Appr.  20,   '64. 

Thornton,    John,    Dec.    22,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,    May  20,   '62. 

Thornton,   Wm.    H.,   Jan.   23,    '62. ...  Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,   '64. 

Trey,    Jacob,    Jan.    i,    '62 Deserted    January    17,    1862. 

Trey,    Michael,    Nov.    22,    '61 Deserted  January   24,    1863. 

Treibrane,  Henry,  Dec.   17,   '61 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Timothy,    Michael,    Dec.    29,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Unger,    William    P.,    Feb.    15,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Valentine,   David,    Dec.    i,   '61 Transferred  to  battery  D,  Dec.   26,    1861. 

Vollmer,   Godfreid,   Dec.    16,   '61 Transferred   to  Vet.    Reserve   Corps,  Jan.    28,    '64. 

Virden,    Daniel,    Jan.    26,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   May  20,    1865. 

Wagner,    Benj.    F.,    Feb.    n,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

White,   Alexander,    Nov.    6,   '62 Absent,   in  hospital,   at  expiration  of  term. 

"     White,    John    C.,    Mar.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.   29,   '66 — wd.    Tune 

2,    1864. 

Williamson,   John,   Dec.   27,   '61 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Weirick,    Joseph,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Woolston,    Charles,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Wounded    in    action,    Oct.    6,    1864 — mustered    out 

with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 
Weber,    Paul,    June    9,    '62 Captured  at   Cha'pin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

absent,   in   hospital,  at   expiration   of  term. 

Winter,    William,   June   21,    '62 Discharged   June   20,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Wittol,    Jacob,    Oct.    28,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    20,    1865. 

Weiser,    Benj.    B.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ...  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Jan.   2,   '65. 
Werner,    Englebert,    Jan.    10,    '62.  ...  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.    16,   '62. 

Welsh,    James,   Jan.    i,    '62 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May  20,   '62. 

Welsh,  Arthur  W.,  Nov.  3,  '62 Discharged    Nov.    4,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Weaver,  Michael,  Oct.   31,  '62 Discharged   Oct.    31,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Weir,    George,    Mar.    8,    '64 Tr.  to  Co.  G,   loth  reg.  V.  R.  C.,  March  n,   1865. 

Westerfield,  John,   Nov.    17,  '61 Deserted    December   28,    1861. 

Waterman,    Charles,   Dec.    26,   '61 Deserted    February    15,    1863. 

Wrigley,    William,    Nov.    19,    '63 Deserted — date    unknown. 

Ward,  John,   Oct.    31,   '62 Deserted   December   24,    1862. 

Weiler,    Chas.,   Nov.    17,   '62 Deserted    May    4,    1863. 

Woodruff,  Lewis  L.,  Mar.  29,  '64 Deserted  August   20,    1865. 

Wagenheiser,    Jos.,    Jan.     12,    '64 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June     18,     1864 — 

deserted    June    4,     1865. 

Younken,    Simon,    Nov.    6,    '61 Discharged  Nov.   5,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Yancey,    John,    May    4,    '62 .Deserted    February    27,    1865. 

Zimmerman,  J.    F.,   Dec.   8,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Zweilzig,   John   H.,   Jan.    13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.  29,   1866 — died  '91. 

Zeiss,    George,   Mar.    15,    '64 Transferred    to   battery    A,    Aug.    13,    1865. 

Zeller,    Samuel,    Jan.     19,    '64 Died  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   Dec.    18,    1865 — bu.   rec., 

Oct.    7,    1865 — buried   in   Poplar  Grove   National 

Cemetery,    division   A,    section    B,    grave   9. 


BATTERY  C 

Capt.    Joseph    Loeven,    Feb.    10,    '62 Discharged    October    3,    1862. 

"     John    S.   Jarden,   Dec.    n,   '61 Promoted  from   ist  Lt.  battery  H,   Oct.   3,    1862 — 

died    November    9,    1863. 

'     Paul  L.  Higgins,  Dec.   13,   '61 Pr.  fr.  2d  Lt.  battery  G  to  ist  Lt.,  Sept.  27,  '62 — 

to  Capt.,  July  20,  1864 — disch.  Dec.  19,  1864 — 
expir.  of  term — wd.  Oct.  27,  1864. 

"     C.   A.   Dunkelberg,   Dec.    i,    '61 Pr.  fr.  private  to  Sgt.,  Dec.  21,  '61 — to  ist  Sgt. — 

com.  ist  Lt.  battery  E,  i8gth  reg.  P.  V.,  Apr. 
30,  1864 — not  mus. — to  ist  Lt.,  Oct.  6,  1864 — to 
Captain,  Jan.  26,  1865 — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

ist    Lt.    Erhardt    Feidler,    Jan.    16,    '62. ...  Transferred   to  battery   B — date  unknown. 
"     Charles    Zeitz,    Feb.     10,    '62 Discharged    August    22,    1862. 


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ist  Lt.  William   Haines,   Jan.   24,    '62 Pr.    fr.    Sgt.    to    2d   Lt.,    Oct.    6,    '64—10    ist   Lt., 

Nov.  26,   '64 — discharged  Aug.   6,    1865. 

"     Orlando  Keene,  Dec.    :o,  '61 Pr.    fr.    Sgt.   to   2d   Lt.,   Nov.   24,   '64 — to    ist  Lt., 

Jan.  26,   1865 — resigned  May  16,   1865 — Vet. 

"     Ludwig    Herman,    Oct.    28,    '62 Pr.   to   Cor.,   May  8,    1863 — to   Sgt.,   Mar.    i,   '64 — 

to  2d  Lt.,  Nov.  24,  '64 — to  ist  Lt.,  June  17,  '65 
— absent,    on   detach,    serv.,    at   muster   out. 

2d   Lt.   Decatur  Holbert,   Feb.    10,   '62 Discharged    August    22,    1862. 

Philip   Newkumet,   Oct.   24,    '62 Com.    ist   Lt.,   Nov.    10,    1863 — not   mustered — dis 
charged  Oct.   21,    1864 — died    1877. 

"     Thomas   S.   Stewart,  Dec.   23,   '62 Promoted    to    2d   Lt.,    Dec.    23,    1862 — transferred 

to   battery    G,   April    12,    1863. 

"     Jacob    Sheets,    Oct.    20,    '62 Promoted    from    Sgt.,    Jan.    26,     1865 — discharged 

Oct.    21,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     John    Rupert,   Jan.    18,    '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,   1-eb.  25,    i.  u4—  to  -t     i.   '(  • 

to  ist  Sgt.,  Nov.  25,  '64 — to  2d  Lt.,  June  17,  '65 
— mus.    out   with   batt.,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

ist   Sgt.   Jacob   M'Elhaney,    Sept.   21,   '63..  Pr.  to  Sgt.,  Oct.  6,  '64 — to   ist  Sgt.,  June  17,  '65 

— com.    2d    Lt.,    Sept.    16,    '65 — not    mustered — 
mustered   out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 
Q.    M.    Srgt.    Louis   Klein,   Dec.    26,    '61 ...  Discharged    Dec.    25,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Srgt.    Casper    Schuff,   Dec.    26,    '61 Promoted    to    Sgt.,    Dec.    25,    1864 — mustered    out 

with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Jacob    Pfeiffer,    Jan.    19,    '62 Promoted    to    Sgt.,    Dec.    25,    1864 — mustered    out 

with   batt.,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet.     Wd.    June    18, 
1864. 

'     John   Klempp,   Dec.    10,   61 Promoted    to    Sgt.,    Jan.    14,    1865 — mustered    out 

with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'  Jonathan  F.  Hatrick,  Dec.  26,  '63..  Vd.  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  '64 — pro 
moted  to  Sgt.,  Jan.  29,  1865 — mustered  out 
with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 

'     Frederick   Stotte,   Jan.    19,   '62 Promoted    to    Sgt.,    Jan.    25,    1865 — mustered    out 

with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     David  E.  Arner,  Jan.   4,   '64 Promoted    to    Sgt.,    Jan.     18,     1865 — mustered    out 

with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Wounded. 

'     Joseph    Bishop,    Dec.    14,    '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.   i,   1865 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.   16,  '65 — 

mustered   out   with   batt.,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     John    Ballas,    Jan.    29,    '62 .Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Milton    Lillie,    Dec.    26,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    25,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

George    Wilhelm,    Jan.    14,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    13,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     George    W.    Nolan,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Nov.    16,    1865 — bu.   rec., 

Nov.    23,    1865 — buried   at   Chambersburg,    Pa. 

'     John    Schilling,    Dec.    26,    '61 Deserted    Jan.    26,    1863. 

Wm.    H.   Dymond,   Nov.   27,    '61 ist  Lt.  in  2d  Pro.  Art'y  fr.  April  28  to  Aug.  26, 

1864 — killed   June    17,    1864 — Vet. 

Corp.  Thomas  Hibbert,  Sept.  24,  '63 Promoted    to    Cor.,    May    30,    1865 — mustered    out 

with    battery,    January    29,     1866. 

Francis   H.    Brown,   Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted   to    Cor.,    Sept.    25,    1864 — mustered    out 

with  batt.   Jan.   29,    1866 — wd.    Sept.   29,    1864. 

'  George  W.  Meyers,  Feb.  10,  '64 Promoted  to  Cor.,  Nov.  25,  1864 — absent,  with 
out  leave,  at  muster  out. 

'     Charles   D.    Ball,    Feb.    29,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Jan.     14,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Daniel    Marks,    Feb.    16,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Jan.    29,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

1     Martin    B.    Hunter,    Feb.    24,    '64....  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Jan.    29,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     James    Terry,    Mar.    29,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    29,    1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     John    Ackerman,    Mar.    8,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    18,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     John    Super,    Sept.    7,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — wounded  June 
28,    1864. 

'     Daniel   N.   Williams,  Jan.   23,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    i860. 

'     Christian    Wise,    Feb.    25,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — wounded  July 
17,    1864. 

Henry  H.  Renninger,  Feb.  27,  '64.  ..  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.    16,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     John    F.    Harvey,    Jan.    20,    '62 Mus.   as  2d  Lt.  in  batt'y  A,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,   April 

28,    1864 — capt'd    June    2,    1864 — discharged    by 
General    Order   June    21,    1865 — Vet. 


'     Jabez   Hide,    Dec.    31,    '61 Discharged  Dec.   30,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

William    M'Clardy,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged  January   28,    1865 — expiration  of  ter: 

"     Gottlieb    Weber,    Dec.    15,    '61 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    29,    1865. 


246 


ROSTER. 


Corp.  John   H.    Kate,    Oct.    17,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    16,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

"     Charles    Rapp,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Samuel    F.    Cromwell,    Oct.    30,    '62. .  Discharged    Oct.    29,1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Matthew   Grissen,   Dec.   26,   '61 Deserted  January   26,    1863. 

"     John    F.    Hill,    Nov.    10,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Frederick  Fellows,  Oct.   18,  '62 Killed   August    17,    1864. 

Bugler  Geo.   Zanglenberg,   Feb.  20,   '62 Mustered  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.  29,   '66 — Vet.— wd. 

"     John  Ottens,  Dec.    15,  '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Matthew    Loeven,    July    i,    '62 Discharged. 

Artificer  Velorous  Weeks,  Sept.   17,  '63. ..  Promoted    to    Artificer,    Dec.    18,    1863 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
"     Daniel  B.  Gelwicks,  Jan.  26,  '64 Promoted   to    Artificer,    June    17,    1865 — mustered 

out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     John   Turner,   Oct.    17,   '62 Discharged  Oct.    16,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Private  Adams,   William,    Sept.   8,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Abdill,  Sylvester  W.,  Feb.    15.   '64. ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

June   17,    1864. 

"     Atkinson,    Caleb,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Aughinbaugh,   John,    Oct.   29,   '62 Discharged  by    General   Order,    Aug.    6,    1865. 

"     Arp,    John,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    n,   '66. 

"     Abdill,  Joseph  H.,  Feb.   18,  '64 Died    Nov.     14,     1864 — buried    in    National    Ceme 
tery,    Arlington,    Virginia. 

"     Ambold,   Max,   Jan.    4,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Bauer,   Stephen,  Jan.    19,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Blile,  John  A.,   Sept.   8,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Bond,    George    F.,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Bert,  Henry  C.,  Jan.    14,  '64 .Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Barnes,  Jacob   D.,   Feb.  22,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Benny,    John,     Feb.    27,     '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866— 

wounded   June    17,    1864. 

"     Broadbent,    Joseph,    Sept.    7,    '63 Dishonorably  discharged,   March  4,    1865. 

"     Bender,    Samuel,    Aug.    17,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  29,    1865. 

"     Browneller,    George,     Feb.     22,    '64. .  Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    19,    1865. 
"     Bittinger,  George  W.,  Oct.  30,  '62. ..  Discharged   by    General    Order,    July   22,    1865. 

"     Booz,   John   L,.,   Nov.    i,   '62 Discharged    Oct.    31,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Banks,    William,    Oct.    29,    '62 Dishonorably    discharged,    Nov.    10,    1865. 

"     Bloss,    Oliver,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Nov.    17,    '65 

— wounded. 
"     Brink,    John,    Jan.    24,    '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Dec.   6,  '65 — 

wounded. 
"     Baldwin,   George  A.,   Mar.   22,   '64.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    17,    1865— 

wounded   June    17,    1864. 
"     Brittenbacker,    Geo.,    Jan.    14,    '62 ...  Deserted  July  24,   1862. 

"     Blockberger,   John,    Jan.    14,    '62 Deserted  February  29,   1862. 

"     Blesser,  William,  Dec.   31,   '61 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Bennett,   Alvin,   Jan.    29,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Bolton,   John  W.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,    Sept.    25,    1865. 

"     Bumbaugh,   John,   Nov.    18,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Brown,    Edward,    Feb.    3,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Bidwell,    Ephraim,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Benny,    Thomas,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll — wounded   June    17,    1864. 

"     Clark,    Theodore,    Mar.    22,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Collins,  John  S.,  Sept.  8,  '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Corcoran,    Patrick,    Feb.    10,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Conton,  George  E-,   Mar.    14,   '64. ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Colly,    James    R.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Crawford,  Wm.  H.,  Mar.  30,  '64. ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866— wd. 

June   17,   1864. 

'     Clark,    Robert,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Tan.    29,    1866. 

'     Clugston,    Thomas,    Oct.    30,    '62 Discharged  Oct.   31,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

"     Corbin,  John,  Mar.  29,  '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  May  30,   1865 — wd. 

June   17,    1864. 
'     Correll,    Cornelius   R.,   Jan.   24,    '62. .  Deserted  July  24,   1862. 

'     Cook,   Frederick,  June  27,   '62 Deserted   July    15,    1862. 

1     Churchman,   Henry,    Dec.    13,   '62. ...  Deserted   May    10,    1863. 

'     Clowse,    John,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted  April   12,   1863. 

"     Cleverstone,    Henry,   Oct.    30,   '62 Deserted  December  24,    1862. 

"     Compton,    David,    Jan.    24,    '62 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

"     Cavanaujrh,    James,**    Oct..    62 Substituted — not  on  muster-out  roll. 

"     Cleary,    Thomas   J.,    Feb.    27,    '64. . . .  Capt'd — died  at   Danville,   Va.,   Oct.  29,    1864 — bu. 

in  Nat.   Cem.,  section  A,  div.    i,  grave    n. 

"     Daihl,    Simon    P.,    Jan.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Davenport,    Anthony,    Jan.    21,    '64. .  Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Dickeson,   Loman,   Feb.   25,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

'     Dunkinson,    D.    R.,    Feb.    12,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
"     Doty,    Sanford,    Mar.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

June   17,    1^64. 


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Private  Ditslear,    Frank   D.,   April   4,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     Doebelman,    Wm.,    Jan.    14,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    13,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

'     Davis,  George  B.,  Feb.    14,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    29,    1865— 

captured  June   2,    1864. 

'     Decker,   George,  Jan.    14,   '62 Deserted    July    24,     1862 — returned    February    28, 

1864 — disch.  by  General  Order,  June  29,   1865. 
Ditslear,  Charles  M.,  April  4,  '64. ...  Discharged  by  General   Order,   July   21,    1865. 

"     Davis,    Samuel,    Feb.    12,    '64 Died    at     Petersburg,    Va.,    Oct.     2,     1865 — burial 

record,    Oct.    i,    1864 — buried    in    Poplar    Grove, 
National   Cemetery,  div.  D,  sec.  A,  grave   17. 

'     Dardine,    Louis    M.,    Sept.    8,    '63. ...  Deserted  January  3,    1866. 
1     Deechman,    Irileb'k,    Dec.    26,    '61 . . .  Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Elder,   Walker,  Jan.  21,  '64 Discharged   Nov.    i,    1862 — 73  years  old. 

Etzal,    Charles,    Nov.    i,    '62 Deserted  January   19,    1863. 

Eckard,    Edward,   Aug.    26,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     Forbes,    Raymond,    Sept.   25,   '63 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     Foster,   Martin,   Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  May   17,    1865. 

Fenimore,  George,  Feb.   17,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Funk,   John   I,.    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Fuller,   Perry   H.,   Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,     June    29,    1865 — • 

captured   July   30,    1864. 

Francis,  George  W.,   Sept.  8,   '63. ...  Discharged   by   General    Order,   Aug.    8,    1865. 
Fernkase,    Christian,    Feb.    5,    '62. ...  Deserted  July  18,   1862. 

Fautz,   John,   Oct.   30,   '62 Deserted  November    n,    1863. 

"     Frank,  John  J.,  Aug.  27,  '63 Transferred    to    company    I,    2d    regiment,    V.    R. 

C. — disch.  by  General  Order,   Nov.    14,    1865. 

''     Fenimore,   Wm.    A.,   Feb.    15,    '64 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C— disch.  by  G.  O.,  Nov.  2,   1865. 

:     Fryor,  George  H.,  Oct.  29,  '62 Deserted   October    3,    1863. 

Fell,    Irwin,    Mar.    24,    '64 Killed  July  30,  1864. 

1     Gretline,   Bartholomew,   Feb.   26,   '64.  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Gibbs,   William   S.,   Jan.    24,    '62 Discharged  Jan.    23,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

'     Goodrich,  Chauncey,  Feb.  8,  '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  May  31,   1865. 

1     Gilbert,    Thomas,    Feb.    17,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  Oct.   16,  1865. 

'     Greiner,    Henry,    Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Nov.  u,  '65 — 

died   1891. 

"     Grove,    John,    Nov.    18,    '62 Died   at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    Dec.    19,    1864 — • 

wounded  Sept.  29,   1864 — burial  record,   Sept.  9, 
1864,    Hampton,   Va. 

Gotthardt,   Charles,  Jan.    14,   '62 Deserted  May  21,   1862. 

Gelwicks,    L,ouis,    Oct.    20,    '62 Deserted  May  29,    1863. 

Gerstenberg,  Henry,  Dec.  26,  '6i....Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Glahn,    Henry,    Feb.    5,    '62 Transferred  to  battery  A — date  unknown. 

Grable,   Frederick,   Feb.   29,   '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Green,    Thomas,    Jan.    13,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hesse,    John,    Dec.    5,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866 — Vet. 

Herch,    Casper,   Dec.   6,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866 — Vet. 

Herdman,    Peter,    Dec.    12,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Holmes,    George,   Aug.    27,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

June   17,    1864. 

Hill,   George  W.,  Aug.   27,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866. 

Harrington,   Cornelius,   Sept,   25,   '63.  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Hanlon,   Joseph   F.,   Mar.    15,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Haines,   Samuel   E.,  Aug.    14,   '63. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Harvey,   Oliver   M.,    Feb.   27,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Holley,    Charles,    Mar.    30,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Haller,   William,   Jan.    21,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  29,    1865. 

Howe,    Charles,    Jan.    14,    '62 Discharged  Jan.    14,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Horsh,  John  C.,   Oct.    30,   '62 Discharged   Oct.    31,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Henshaw,   A.   M.,    Feb.    27,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   Dec.   28,    1865. 

Hornbacker,  Wm.,  Oct.  30,  '62 Deserted  Nov.    12,    1862. 

Hamilton,    John,    Nov.    22,    '62 Deserted  May   n,    1863. 

Heitman,   John   P.,   Jan.    24,   '62 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hemert,   Peter,    Feb.    7,   '62 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Holzknecht,   George,   Jan.   24,   '62 Not   on  muster-out  roll. 

Horsh,  Michael,  Oct.   29,  '62 Died  July  2,  '64 — bu.  in  Poplar  Grove  Nat.   Cem., 

Petersburg,   Va.,   div.   E,   sec.    E,   grave,    593. 

Hartwick,    John,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hartwick,    Henry,    Feb.    27    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hull,   Jacob,    Feb.    29,    '64 Died  at   Philadelphia,   Pa.,  April   5,    1864. 

Inch,    Edmund,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — 

wounded — died   1901. 

Joice,   Peter   F.,*    Aug.    16,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  29,    1865. 

Johnston,    Chas.    W.,    Oct.    8,    '63 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    April    24,    1865 — wd. 

Johnson,    John,   Dec.    26,    '61 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Johnson,    Abner,    Mar.    2,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Knouse,   Andrew  J.,  Jan.    16,   '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29.    1866 — Vet. 
Kuhns,    Willoughby,   Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 


248 


ROSTER. 


Private  Kent,    William   H.,    Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,     1866 — 

wd.  July  30,   1864. 

Kohlus,   Andrew,    Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Korbel,    Peter,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Kuhns,    John,   Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Mar.    15,  '65. 

Kuhns,    William,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May    18,   '65 — wd. 

Kaufman,    Charles,*    July    28,    '64.  ..  Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   29,    1865. 

Krips,   William   H.,   Oct.   8,    '63 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    19,    1865. 

"     Krone,   Herman,   Nov.   2,   '62 Discharged   Nov.    i,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

"     Kelly,   John,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted  May  8,   1863. 

Kibbe,    John,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted    November    12,    1862. 

"     Klein,    Ferdinand,   Jan.    14,    '62 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Klein,    Henry,   Jan.    29,    '62 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Kelly   William,    Mar.    21,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Love,   James,    Sept.    19,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Leppy,  Geo.  M.  D.,  Feb.  22,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Lathrop,    Wm.    B.,    Mar.    13,    '64. ....  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Lewis,  William  R.,  Mar.  22,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     Loeven,   Peter,  Dec.   31,   '61 Discharged  Dec.    30,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Leonard,    Thomas,*    Sept.    5,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  29,    1865. 

Leonard,    John,*    Sept.    5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  29,    1865. 

"     Lemnitzer,    Ernest,   Feb.    7,    '62 Deserted  Aug.   10,   1862 — returned  Aug.   10,  1863 — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   June   29,    1865. 

"     Loechner,    John,    Sept.    2,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   29,    1865. 

'      Lafferty,    John,    Mar.    22,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   July   5,    1865 — cap 
tured  July   30,    1864. 

Leidig,    Henry,    Nov.    18,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    17,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Lutz,    John,    Aug.    23,    '62 Deserted  May   10,   1863. 

Leonard,   Emanuel,   Oct.   30,   '62 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C. — disch.  by  G.  O.,  July  21,  1865. 

Lewis,   Chauncey,   Mar.   25,   '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Myers,    \Villiam,    Seppt    18.    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Merrit,   Charles   E.,   Mar.   22,   '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    batter,    Jani    29,     1866 — wd. 

June   17,    1864. 

Mills,    George   W.,   Mar.   22,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Morrow,   James,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Moore,    Robert   N.,   Feb.    12,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May   18,    1865. 

"     Moyer,    Isaac,    Mar.    18,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    i,    1865. 

Mallich,  John  C.,   Mar.   22,   '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   25,    1865. 

Miller,  Herman,  Oct.  24,  '62 Discharged   Oct.   23,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Miller,  Jacob  B.,  Oct.   29,   '62 Discharged   Oct.   28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Myers,   Benjamin  S.,  Oct.  29,   '62.  ...  Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Milhour,    Simon,    Feb.    27,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   Nov.   28,   1865. 

Marks,    Samuel,    Mar.    23,    '64 Died  at   Point  of  Rocks,   Va.,   November  2,    1864. 

Marks,    Charles  W.,    Feb.   8,   '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,   Va.,  December  9,    1864. 

Monz,    Henry   J.,    Feb.    5,    "62 Deserted  February  20,    1862. 

Mengst,    Henry,   Jan.   29,    '62 Not   on  muster-out   roll. 

M'Elhany,    James,    Sept.    25,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

M'David,    David,    Feb.    3,    '64 Mustered  out  with  bottery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — wd. 

M'Causland,   Wm.,   Oct.   29,   '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    19,    '65 — wd. 

M'Ferren,  Wm.,   Oct.   30,   '62 Discharged    Oct.    31,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

M'Kean,   William,    Feb.    13,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   Nov.    i,    1865. 

M'Elwain,   James,    Sept.    9,    '63 Died  August  26,   1865. 

M'Cann,   Thomas,    Feb.    3,    '64 Xot   on  muster-out   roll. 

M'Laughlin,   Jno.    F.,    Feb.   29,    '64...  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Nelson,   Ecker  R.,   Feb.  23,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — cap 
tured  and  wounded. 

Newlin,    John,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Nelson,    William,    Sept.    15,    '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,   Oct.   25,    1865. 

Narricken,    Charles,    Jan.     14,    '62....  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Oestreicher,    Wm.,    Nov.    26,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Orth,    William,    Feb.    27,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May   18,    1865. 

Ordnung,    George,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Panormo,    Rossini   L.,    Sept.    10,    '63 ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

Parish,   Henry  J.,   Jan.    15,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    20,    1866 — Vet. 

Pugh,   John,    Feb.    3,    '64 Absent   at   muster-out — wounded. 

Purcell,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,    1865 — • 

prisoner,  June  2,   1864. 

Parish,   John,    Oct.    15,    '62 Discharged  Oct.    15,   1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Pohl,    Adam,    Jan.    29,    '62 Deserted  February  23,    1862. 

Perris,    Anton,    Dec.    26,    '61 Not   on  muster-out   roll. 

Prcebstle,    Joseph,   Dec.    31,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Rosenberger,    Samuel,  Jan.    5,   '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Tun.    29,    -866 — Vet. 

Rehm,    William,    Sept.    21,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Rechter,    Edward,    Feb.    13.    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Raw,    Henry    S.,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Rilling,    John,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Reese,    Edward,   Jan.    14,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  249 

Private  Rhoads,   Samuel  C.  W.,  Mar.   3,  '64..  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Row,    Henry   J.,    Mar.    30,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.     29,     1866 — wd. 

September   29,    1864. 

Reinning,    Philip,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Rhodes,    Almon,    Mar.    5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May   5,    1865. 

Robinson,   John,*   Aug.    15,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   2,    1865. 

Remaley,   Charles,  Jan.   4,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   29,    1865. 

Renninger,    Frederick,    Oct.    29,    '62..  Discharged  by   General   Order,   Oct.    19,    1865. 

Reese,    Michael,    Oct.    30,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

Rosshirt,   John,    Dec.    26,    '61 Deserted  May  21,   1862. 

Reif,   John,   Dec.    26,    '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Reinning,   George,  Jan.   20,   '62 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Roach,   John,    Feb.    2,    '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Rollison,    C.    D.,   Mar.    22,    '64 Died    Aug.     12,     1864 — buried    in    National    Ceme 
tery,   Arlington,   Ya. 
'      Sigafoos,   William,  Jan.   20,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Schow,   Magnus,   Appril   15,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Spear,   John   P.,    Sept.    25,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

SutclirT,  Jacob,   Jan.   4,   '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Stackhouse,    James,    Jan.    21,    '64.  ...  Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Staubs,   John    M.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Senseny,   Ferdinand,  Feb.   26,  '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 
1     Shumay,  George  W.,   Mar.   31,   '64...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Shelkey,  John,   Feb.    19,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

July  30,    1864. 

Schilling,   Jacob,    Dec.    26,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    25,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Sanberg,    Bartholomew,   Dec.   26,    '61 .  Discharged    Dec.    25,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Snyder,    William,    Jan.    14,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    13,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Small,   Robert   M.,  Jan.    18,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    17,    1865. 

;     Shearer,  Walker,   Feb.   26,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June   19,    1865. 

Senseny,   Jeremiah,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Shelkey,   Joseph,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  July  27,   1865 — wd. 

June    17,    1864. 

;     Strochlick,  Wm.,  Dec.   31,   '61 Deserted   May   26,    1862. 

1     Shores,   George  W.,   Nov.   28,   '62....  Deserted  May  29,   1863. 

Smith,    James,    Nov.    28,    '62 Deserted  December  6,    1862. 

Stratman,   Josepph,   Dec.    16,   '62 Deserted    May   7,    1863. 

Seymour,    Henry,    Sept.    31,    '62 Deserted   July    10,    1865. 

Short,    John,    Feb.    29,    '64 Deserted  August    10,    1865. 

Schwartz,    Henry,   June   20,    '62 Died  Feb.  22,   1864 — bu.   in  Mil.  Asy.   Cem.,  D.   C. 

Schieh,    Nicholas,    Dec.    26,    '61 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Srieseen,    Matthew,    Nov.    26,    '6i....Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Schuppe,   Jeremiah,   Jan.    14,    '62 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Six,    Wilford,    Oct.    30,    '62 Not   on    muster-out   roll. 

Stilus,    John,    Feb.    12,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Sensing;   Hiram   C.,  Jan.    i,   '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Stevens,    Mark,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Shrader,  Josepph  Y.,    Feb.   3,   '64....  Not   on  muster-out   roll. 

Thome,    George   C.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  .  .  .  Absent,   sick,   at  muster  out. 

Thornesburg,    R.,    April    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Tyler,    Sobieski,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Trump,   Cyrus   C.,   Mar.    9,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

Sept.    29,    1864. 

Trayer,   John,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   July   5,    1865. 

Thompson,   John,    Nov.    24,    '62 Deserted  December  6,   1862. 

Tanbuer,    Edward,   Jan.    14,   '62 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Vanarsdale,  G.   W.,   Sept.   21,   '63.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Vandemark,    James,    Jan.    29,    '62 Deserted  July  24,    1862 — returned  Oct.   23,    1863 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866. 

Yanbuskirk,   Wm.,   Mar.   22,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Yreelan,   Abraham,    Feb.    17,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Yaneberg,    Calvin,   Jan.    24,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    23,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Yandemark,    Chas.,    Dec.    26,    '61 Deserted — returned — disch.  by  G.  O.,  July   i,   '65. 

Yandemark,   Abraham,   Dec.   31,   '6i..Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Watson,   George  H.,   Oct.   8,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Wuchter,    Thomas,    Jan.    4,    .64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Widdup,    Charles,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

June   17,    1864. 

Williams,   James  H.,   Mar.    22,   '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

June    17,    1864. 

Willie,   Frederick,   Dec.   26,   '61 Discharged  Dec.   25,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Wells,    Stephen,   Jan.    24,    '62 Discharged  Jan.   23,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Wenmouth,  W.   H.,  Jan.   29,   '62 Dischaiged   Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Whiteman,    George,  "Oct.    30,    '62 Died  at  Washington,  D.   C.,   Nov.    n,    1865. 

Wernstine,    Jacob,    Dec.    26,    '61 Deserted  January   23,    1863. 

Walburne,    Isaac,    Oct.    30,    '62 Deserted  May  8,   1863. 

Willie,    John,    Nov.    16,    '62 Deserted  June  24,    1863. 


250  ROSTER. 

Private  Wurm,    Peter,    Jan.    14,    '62 Died  at  Fort  Jefferson,  Fla.,  Sept.  25,  1864. 

Walter,   Josepph,   Feb.   29,   '64 Died   Aug.    10,    '64 — bu.    in    Nat.    Cem.    Arlington, 

Va. — wd.  June   17,   1864. 

Yeager,    Leonard,    Feb.    17,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Yeager,   Joseph,    Feb.    13,   '64 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Nov.    i,    1865. 

Yeager,    John,    Dec.    31,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

"     Zeigler,    Christian,    Nov.   9,    '61 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  29,    1865. 


BATTERY  D. 


Capt.     David   Sadler,   Dec.    16,   '61 Promoted  to  Major,   Sept.    10,   1862. 

"     Nicholas    Baggs,    Jan.    7,    '62 Promoted    from    ist   Lieut.,    Sept.    10,    '62 — wd.    at 

Chapin's  Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864 — discharged 
Jan.    9,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

"     Joseph  W.  Winger,   Sept.  20,  '62.  ...  Promoted   from   Com.    Sgt.   to   2d  Lieut.,   July    n, 

1864 — to  Capt.,  Jan.   25,    1865 — discharged   Sept. 
19,    1865— expiration  of  term, 
ist.   Lt.     Charles  H.   Beine,   Nov.    i,   '61 . .  Dis.  July   10,    1862. 

'     Edwin    Hodder,    Nov.    9,    '61 Promoted  fr.   ist  Sgt.  to  2d  Lieut.,  June  25,  '62 — 

to  ist  L-,  July  14,  1862 — resigned  Oct.  3,   1862. 

"     Benj.   F.  Winger,  Aug.   23,   '63 Com.  Capt.  battery  B,   iSgth  reg.   P.  V.,  April  30, 

1864 — not  mustered — pr.  to  Major,  Jan.  24,  '65. 

"     John  M.  Wilson,  Jan.   8,   '62 Promoted  fr.  2d  Lieut.,  battery  F,  Oct.  24,  1862 — 

discharged   Feb.    16,    1864. 

'     Jas.  Y.  Humphreys,  Nov.  5,  '61 Pr.  fr.   Sgt.  Maj.  to  2d  Lieut.,  Dec.  3,  '64 — to  ist 

Lieut.,  Jan.   28,    1865 — com.   Capt.,   Sept.   21,  '65 
— not    mus. — mus.     out    with    battery,    Jan.    29, 
1866 — Vet. 
2d   Lt.     Edwin   Longmire,   Dec.    16,    '61...  Discharged  June  29,   1862. 

"     Daniel   W.    Lewry,    Oct.    29,    '61 Pr.   fr.   Sgt.,  July   14,   1862 — com.    ist  Lieut.,    Feb. 

17,    1864 — not  mustered — disch.   May    15,    1865 — 
captured  June  26,    1864. 

William   H.    Verdier,    Sept.    16,    '62 ..  Promoted   from    ist    Sgt.,   Jan.   25,    1865 — -com.    ist 

Lieut.,    June    i,    '65 — not    mustered — discharged 
Sept.    15,   1865 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Henry  Daniels,  Sept.   12,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.   18,   1863 — to  Sgt.,  Aug.   i,  '64 — 

to  ist  Sgt.,  Oct.  25,  1864— to  2d  Lt.,  May  3,  '65 
— mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Thomas   S.    Stewart,  Dec.   23,   '62 Discharged  March  30,  1864. 

'     Charles   E.   Duffield,   May  8,   '63 Promoted  to  2d  Lieut.,   May  8,    1863 — transferred 

to  battery  G,   May   12,   1863. 

ist    Sgt.     Frank   Cart,   Jan.   4,    '64 Promoted  to   Cor.,   Feb.   27,    1864 — to   Sgt.   May  3, 

1865 — to    ist    Sgt.,    Oct.    18,    '65 — mustered    out 
with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

Thomas    Porterfield,    Oct.    29,    '6i....Com.    2d    Lieut.,    March    30,    '64 — not    mustered — 

disch.   Oct.   29,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

1     Henry   Wolf,    Oct.   22,    '62 Com.    2d    Lieut.,    June    i,     1865 — not    mustered — 

disch.    Oct.    20,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

"     James   Matthews,    Nov.    i,    '61 Died  at  Fort  Delaware,   Pa.,   March   16,    1862. 

Serg't.     Thomas  Atcheson,   April    14,    '63..  Pr.  to  Cor.,  April   i,   1864 — to   Sgt.,  Dec.    i,  '64 — 

mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Alonzo  T.   Stafford,  Dec.   7,   '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.   5,1863 — to   Sgt.,  Dec.    i,   1864 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

"     James   M'Cartney,   Feb.    16,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  4,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  June  27,  1865 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

"     William  H.   Harder,  Jan.    13,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  24,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  June  27,  '65 — 

mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Courtney  H.   Earley,  Jan.   4,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  24,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  June  24,  '65 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     George  T.  Justus,  Jan.    13,  '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  27,  1865 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  21,  '65 — 

mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wm.    H.    Bittinger,   Jan.    i,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.,  27,  1864— to  Sgt.,  Oct.  31,  '65— 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Alex.    Gillingham,    Nov.    22,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  Jan.   6,   '63. 

"     William   Newell,   Nov.   25,    '61 Discharged  Nov.   25,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

'     Adam    Ferguson,    Sept.    12,    '62 Promoted  to  Captain  and  Com.   Sub.   U.   S.   Vols., 

May     ii,     1865 — captured     Oct.     10,      1862,      at 
Mercersburg. 

'     George   R.    Gray,    Sept.    n,    '63 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June   3,    1865. 

"     Augustus    Bean,    Sept.    14,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865 — 

died    at    Philadelphia. 


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Serg't.     James   E.   Verdier,   Sept.    16,   '62.  .  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

'     Martin  L.  Angle,   Sept.    12,  '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

'     Charles    E.    Mull,    Sept.    14,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

William    Staley,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged  Oct.   20,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Wm.    G.    Johnson,   Oct.   29,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  Aug.   24.    '63. 

"     David    L.    Dubbs,    Sept    12,    '62 Mus.   as    ist   Lt.   in   2d   Prov.    Artillery,   April    28, 

1864 — killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    17,    1864. 
"     George   P.    Walburn,    Sept.    12,    '62...  Pr.  fr.   Cor.,   Sept.   3,   '63 — not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Corp.     Charles  D.   Hall,  Mar.   8,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.     i,    1864 — wd.    Sept. 

29,    1864 — mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29, 
!  866— Vet. 

'     Henry   Kendig,    Feb.    24,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,     May    3,     1865 — mustered 

out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     David  K.   Orner,   Feb.    18,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,     May    3,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    i865. 

'     John  D.   Lynch,  April   12,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    27,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. — Vet. 

'     Jacob    S.    Bricker,    Mar.    25,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    27,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Benj.    F.    Darbin,    Feb.    15,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    27,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     James  G.  Weaver,  Dec.   11,  '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     7,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Joseph   H.    Marts,   Feb.    16,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     7,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    i86«i. 

'     Peter   C.    George,    Feb.    25,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Leonard  Hoffman,  Jan.  29,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Robert    Groves,    Jan.    4,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     John   Mentzer,    Feb.    10,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     George  W.   Milner,  Oct.   29,   '61 Discharged    Oct.    29,    1864 — expiration    of    term — 

died  1898. 

Henry    Bricker,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865 — 

wd.    Sept.    29.    1864 

'     John   L.   Wise,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,   June  26,    1865. 

Levi   Butler,    Oct.    17,    '62 Discharged   Oct.   20,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Robert   Wolf,   Oct.   22,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    20,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Daniel   Heney,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    15,    1865. 

'     Henry    Story,    Dec.    3,    '61 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Sept.    3,    1863 — discharged 

Dec.  2,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

1     James  W.  Beller,  Jan.   14,  '63 2d.  Lt.  in  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  from  Apr.  28  to  Sept.   5, 

1864 — discharged    by    S.    O.,    April    21,      1865 — 
captured  June  2,    1864. 

William  A.   Bolton,   Feb.   29,   '64 Captured — died  at  Danville,  Va.,  Jan.   21,    1865. 

Bugler.     James    Meehan,    Nov.    9,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Jas.   H.  Biesecker,  Dec.  29,  '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Artifi'r.     Amos   K.    Miller,    Feb.   23,    '64.  ..  Promoted    to    Artificer,     Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

'     John  Ahey,   Feb.   22,   '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,     Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866 — Vet. 

William    Keefer,    Oct.    22,    '62 Discharged  Oct.  20,   1865 — expiration  of  term. 

'     Charles    W.    Dickson,    Nov.    23,    '61 ..  Discharged — expiration   of  term. 
Private.     Angstadt,    Sam'l,    Feb.    16,    '64. ..  Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Angstadt,    William,    Feb.    16,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Armagost,    A.,    Feb.    28,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Alman,    Michael,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged  Dec.   10,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 

'     Angle,  John  J.,   Sept.   10,  '61 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

'     Allison,    Michael,    Died  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   Oct.    31,    1865. 

'     Armstrong,  Wm.  A.,   Sept.    12,   '62...  Died    at    Hampton,    Va.,    Aug.    6,    1864 — buried    in 

National  Cemetery. 

Baer,   Benjamin   F.,   Mar.   7,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Bailey,   John   L-,    Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — cap 
tured  July   30,    1864. 

Bell,  Henry  F.,  Nov.  25,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Bedford,    Jonas,    Mar.    22,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Blair,    Edwin,    Jan.    30,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Blair,   Hugh  B.,   April    5,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Brink,    Uriah    K.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Brown,  John  A.,  Jan.    14,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Brown,   John,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Brandon,   James,    Mar.    22,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bowman,  Jacob,  Jan.   30,   '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Baldwin,   Wm.    H.,   Mar.    29,   '64 ^f'istered   out   with   battery,    Tan.    29,    1866. 

Brink,  John,   Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 


252 


ROSTER. 


Private  Black,   Henry   F.,   Mar.   30,  .'64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Brown,    Charles,    Nov.    4,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   Mar.   27,   '62. 

Beck,   John   O.,    Nov.    22,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   29,   '62. 

Barnes,    Nathaniel,     Discharged   by   special    order — date   unknown. 

Baker,    William,    Feb.    16,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   17,   1865. 

Burrall,    Isaac,   Jr.,    Sept.    12,    '62.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  26,    1865. 
Burns,   William   H.,   Sept.    12,   '62.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Butler,   Jonathan,    Sept.    16,    '62 Discharged  by   General  Order,   May  3,    1865. 

Billings,    Edward,    Mar.    31,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  6,    1865. 

Bearine,   Charles   C.,   Dec.    16,   '62.  .  .  .  Dischaiged — expiration   of   term. 

Butler,  Lewis,   Sept.    12,   '62 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Dec.    17,   1864. 

"     Bonner,    Robert,   Dec.    5,    '61 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  4,    1864,  of  wounds 

received    in    action — bu.    in    Poplar    Grove    Nat. 
Cemetery,    div.    D,    sec.    A,    grave,    10 — Vet. 

Buck,    Henry   L-,    Sept.   24,    '61 Discharged   Oct.   4,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Broderick,    Henry,    Nov.   21,    '61 Not  on  muster-out   roll — Vet. 

Brazell,   James,    Dec.    13,    '61 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Buchanan,  Dan'l  M.,  Mar.    u,  '64...  Died  at  City  Point,  Va.,  July  30,   1864. 

'      Cell,    Solomon,    Feb.    9,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Collins,  John   H.,   Dec.    18,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Grouse,    Henry   C.,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Coffman,    Jacob,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Conrad,    Henry   D.,    Mar.    14,    '64.  ...  Prisoner   from  Aug.    19,    1864,   to  Jan.   23,    1865 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Campbell,    Vere   E.,    Feb.    15,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by   General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 
'     Caldwell,  James  R.,   Sept.    15,  '62....  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  3,    1865. 

"     Cooper,   Samuel,  Oct.  22,  '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Dec.    16,   '62. 

"     Conover,    Jacob,    Dec.    5,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.   27,   '62. 

"     Carey,   Daniel,   Mar.    5,   '64 Transferred   to    battery    I,    Aug.    27,    1865. 

"     Conger,    William,    Feb.    16,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    H,    Aug.    27,     1865 — cap 
tured  April    3,    1865. 
'     Crawford,    Sylvester,    Feb.    19,    '64..  Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  17,   1864. 

'     Clark,    C.    H.,    Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  29,   1965. 

'     Carr,   John,   Dec.    16,   '62 Deserted   December   4,    1865. 

'     Cosey,   Jacob,   Jan.    30,    '64 Deserted  May  25,    1864. 

'     Connor,    Hillary,    April    7,    '63 Deserted  December   10,    1863. 

"     Carlin,    William,    Nov.    22,    '61 Deserted   December    12,    1861. 

"     Cook,    Charles,    Mar.    21,    '63 Deserted   May    18,    1863. 

'     Clouden,   John,    Nov.    n,    '61 Deserted   September   16,    1863. 

'     Coppersmith,   T.   L-,    Feb.    26,   '64....  Died  Aug.  27,  '64 — bu.  in  Cypress  Hill  Cem.,  L.  I. 

"      Cosey,   William,   Jan.    30,   '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Ditzler,    Isaiah,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Donnelly,   Arthur,   Jan.    7,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Dougherty,    Chas.   J.,   Jan.    i,    '62.  ...  Discharged    Dec.    31,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

1     Duey,    Edward  J.,    Sept.    13,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,   July  26,    1865. 

;     Dougherty,    Daniel,    Nov.    25,    '61 ....  Discharged  Jan.    6,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Daywalt,   Jere'h   J.,   Oct.    17,   '62 Discharged   Oct.    20,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Davis,   Albion,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   I,   Aug.   27,    1865. 

Deiv,rich,   Jacob,   Jan.   8,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  April  6,   '62. 

Duh     George,    Sept.    12,    '62 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Aug.  4,   1864,  of  wounds 

received  in  action. 

Dowling,    John,    Dec.    5,    '61 Died  at   Philadelphia,   Pa.,   March    13,    1862. 

"     Downs,   James,    Nov.    i,    '61 Deserted   December    10,    1861. 

'     Duquenne,   John    S.,   Jan.    6,    '62 Deserted   May  21,    1862. 

"      Duvall,   John   W.,    Feb.    4,    '63 Deserted   December    10,    1863. 

1     Davis,   William   II.,   April    10,    '63....  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Daniel,   William,   Dec.    29,    '63 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Evans,   Isaac,   Nov.  26,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Ely,    Thomas,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    n,    1865. 

"      Elwood,   Lawrence,   Dec.    17,   '61 Deserted  January   i,    1862. 

"     Eley,   George   W.    H.,    Sept.    12,    '62..  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Ferguson,  Benj.  C.,   Nov.   27,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. — 

died   1883. 

Ferguson,    David,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Frazer,   Peter  L-,  Jan.   4,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Freeman,    Geo.    W.,    Feb.    24,    '64....  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Fulkrode,    Henry,    Mar.    14,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Fry,    George   W.,    Nov.    30,    '63 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    19,   '65 — Vet. 

Foot,    Henry,    Dec.    12,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    29,    '62. 

Fillman,    Charles,    April    4,    '63 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Jan.    6,    1866. 

File,    George,    Feb.    25,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   I,   Aug.    27,    1865. 

"'     Fulkerson,   Wm.    F.,   Feb.   27,   '64 Transferred  to  battery  H,  Aug.   27,   1865. 

Faber,    Frederick,    Jan.    5,    '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,   Feb.   24,    1865. 

Finney,   Thomas  J.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

'     Given,   George  W.,   Mar.    i,   '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Groppe,    John,    April    i,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Gorman,   Michael,   Nov.   21,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 


ROSTER.  253 

Private  Gray,  John  W.,  Nov.  29,  '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Gormley,  James  F.,  Feb.  8,  '64 Transferred    to    Vet.     Reserve     Corps — discharged 

by  General  Order,   Oct.    5,    1865. 

"     Goodnecht,   Christ.,   Oct.   29,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Oct.    28,    '62. 

"     Green,    Simon,    Jan.    6,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    5,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Goehring,  Christ.  H.,  Feb.  29,  '64.  ...  Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.   Corps,   Nov.    30,    1864 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,   June   26,    1865. 
"     Gaston,  William  A.,   Feb.  29,   '64.  ...  Killed  at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    19,    1864. 

'     Given,    Michael,    Sept.    13,    '62 Died  at  Washington,  D.   C.,  Jan.  22,   1864. 

'     Grundlock,    Henry,    Feb.    5,    '64 Deserted   August    19,    1865. 

"     Gwin,  John,   Nov.   29,   '61 Deserted  August   16,    1865 — Vet. — died. 

"     Garwood,  Wm.   H.,   Feb.   23,   '63 Deserted  May   7,    1863. 

"     Garwood,    Samuel,    Dec.    6,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

'     Gorman,   Patrick,   April   4,    '63 Not  on  musttr-out  roll. 

"     Girard,    Guise,     Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   June   24,   '62. 

"     Halin,  James,  Jan.   4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Hacket,    Charles   C.,   Jan.   26,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  bauery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Hane,    William,    Mar.    21,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866. 

"     Hazen,   EH  C.,   Feb.    15,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Hoke,    Samuel,    Feb.    3,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Hosier,    John,    Jan.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Helfrich,  Wm.  R.,  Feb.  23,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Hoove,    Jacob,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   July   3,    1865. 

"     Hallowell,   John   N.,   Dec.    6,    '61 Discharged   Dec.   6,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

"     Hayter,   John,    Nov.    14,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   29,   '62. 

"     Hesterman,   Conrad,   Dec.   6,   '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.   27,    '62. 

"     Hoag,   Charles  O.,   Feb.   23,   '64 Transferred  to  battery   I,   August  27,    1865. 

Heller,   Edmund   H.,   Feb.   23,   '64.  ...  Transferred  to  battery  H,   August  27,    1865. 
"     Hornbraker,   Jno.    C.,   Jan.    30,    '(^...Transferred  to  battery  H,   August  27,    1865. 

Hoover,   Gilbert  H.,   Feb.   25,   '64 Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,  July  30,    1864. 

"     Hornbraker,  J.   W.,  Feb.   5,  '64 Killed   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   Aug.    17,    1864 — buried 

in    Poplar    Grove    National    Cemetery,      section 
A,   division   D,   grave,   7. 

"     Hasson,  John  C.,    Sept.    i,   '62 Died  at  Washington,   D.    C.,  Dec.    17,    1863. 

"     Howe,    Henry,     Died   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    17,    1864. 

"     Holder,   John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Feb.  7,   1865 — buried 

in    National    Cemetery,    City    Point,    section    F, 
division    A,    grave,    38. 

Hogan,    John,    Nov.    i,    '62 Deserted  November  25,    1862. 

Himmelwright,   G.,   Nov.   27,   '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hearns,   Patrick,   Dec.    n,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hidings,    Benjamin,    Dec.    13,    '6i....Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hanary,  James,   Mar.    17,   '64 Transferred    to    company    I,    22d    reg.    V.    R.    C. — 

discharged  by   General    Order,    Nov.    14,    '65. 

Honnowdel,    W.    H.,     Died   at   Alexandria,    Virginia,    August   30,    1864 — 

grave,  2,629. 

Houghtelin,  John  G.,  Mar.  31,  '64...  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hurer,    Jacob,    Feb.    5,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Hassel,   Jacob,    Mar.    8,   '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Hicks,  James  K.   P.,  Jan.   30,   '64....  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Jones,    Daniel,   Dec.    29,    '64 Mustered  cut  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Jones,   Thomas,   April   13,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Jones,    Henry,   Dec.    2,    '61 Deserted      June       4,       1863 — returned — discharged 

Dec.    21,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Johnston,    James,    Feb.    21,    '64 Transferred  to    Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Oct.   28,    1864. 

Johnston,   Yeager.  E.,   Oct.   31,   '61 ...  Deserted  December    10,    1861. 

Jackson,    Thomas,    April    13,    '63 Deserted  May  4,   1863. 

Kelly,    John,    Dec.    13,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Keefer,    Robert   A.,   Oct.    22,    '62 Deserted    April    4 — returned    Dec.    4,     1864 — mus 
tered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Keller,    Folly,    Mar.    6,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Kemble,   Charles  C.,  Dec.   28,   '61 ....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Kramer,  John  M.,   Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Kiker,  Joseph,  Jan.    16,  '64 Disch.    on    Surgeon's    certificate — date    unknown. 

King,   Casper   M.,   Nov.   25,   '61 Des. — ret. — disch.    Nov.   28,    1865 — exp.    of  term. 

Knepper,    Cyrus,    Feb.    8,    '64 Killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  30,   1864. 

Kelly,    William,    Jan.    6,    '62 Deserted   February   5,    1863. 

Kipp,    Clark,    Mar.    30,    '64 Died  Sept.  2,  '64 — bu.  in  Nat.   Cem., Arlington, Va. 

Loughrey,    Alex.,    Jan.    19,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Lowe,   Philip  C.   F.,   Feb.    18,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Lusk,    Robert,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Lilly,   John,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,   Nov.    29,    '62. 

Lantell,    Benjamin,   Jan.   26,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

Levy,    Daniel,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Logan,   William,*    Aug.   23,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Leadbeater,   John,   Jan.    19,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19.    1865 — • 

wd.  June  28,   '64 — died,    1881,  at  Philadelphia. 


254  ROSTER. 

Private  Lichty,    Martin   B.,    Sept.    2,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  3,   1865. 

Lowry,  Joseph,   Feb.   29,   '64 Transferred  to  battery   I,   Aug.   27,    1865 — Vet. 

Lewis,     Charles     Died  April   24,    1864. 

Livingston,    R.    A.,    Feb.   29,   '64 Died   at    Point   of   Rocks,    Va.,    Aug.    7,    1865. 

Lewis,    Richard   S.,    Sept.    24,    '61 Discharged    Oct.    4,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Lant,  John   W.,  Jan.   26,   '63 Deserted  June   3,    1863. 

Larnd,  Jacob,  Nov.  27,  '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Lane,  Henry,  Nov.  20,  '62 Transferred  to  company  I,  22d  reg.,  V.  R.  C. — 

discharged  by  General  Order,  Nov.  14,  1865. 

Maclay,    Samuel  D.,    Feb.    u,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866— Vet. 

Madden,    Win.   J.,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Marotte,    Christian,    Mar.    7,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Meehan,    William,   Jan.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Montague,   John,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Morse,   Benj.   G.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Morgan,    P.   C.,   Mar.    31,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Mulholland,   John,   Jan.    4,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Myers,    George,    Feb.     u,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Maxwell,  George  B.,  Dec.   12,   '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    24,    '62. 

Mullens,   Michael    S.,   Dec.    5,   '61 Discharged    Dec.    5,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Myers,  John   H.,   Nov.   29,   '61 Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Madden,   William,    Sept.    n,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,   1865. 

Miller,    Charles,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Miller,    John,     Sept.     n,     '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Monighan,    Jona'n,    Oct.     17,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    20,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Maloney,    John   J.,    Jan.    16,    '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    August    19,    1864. 

Miles,  William,  April  4,  '63 Transferred  to  company  I,  22d  reg.  V.  R.  C. — 

discharged  by  General  Order,  Nov.  14,  1865. 

Murray,    Francis,    Dec.    14,    '61 Deserted  January   i,    1862. 

Murphy,  Michael,  April   14,   '63 Deserted   June   2,    1863. 

Mitchell,    Samuel,    Feb.    22,    '64 Deserted    August   20,    1865. 

Melcher,  Wm.   H.,   Nov.   25,   '61 Promoted  to   Reg.    Q.    M.    Sgt.,    Feb.   8,    1862. 

Mullins,    Stephen,   Dec.    5,    '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Monighan,    John,    April    9,    '63 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

Moore,  Nathan  M.,  Jan.  14,  '63 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Morte,    Levi,    Mar.    8,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

M'Cutcheon,   James,    Feb.    16,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

M'Vaugh,    Edwin,    Feb.    17,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

M'Laughlin,    T.    J.,    Mar.    14,    '64....  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,   1865. 

M'Kinny,    Patrick,    Dec.    17,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   21,    '62. 

M'Gpffin,    Robert,    Nov.    9,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.   26,   '62. 

M'Ginnis,   Andrew,   Feb.   29,   '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    2,     1865 — Vet. 

M'Minamin,   James,    Dec.   24,    '61 . .  .  .     Captured  April   3,    1865. 

M'Cauley,    John,    April    9,    '63 Deserted   May    i,    1863. 

M'Quade,    James,    Dec.    3,    '61 Deserted  January   22,    1863. 

M'Devitt,    John,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged  Nov.  27,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 

M'Cullough,   Francis,   Dec.    13,   '63...  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Nace,  Leo  P.,  Feb.  27,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Nealey,    Robert,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Nary,   Thomas,    Nov.    16,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   29,   '62. 

Nave,   George,   Oct.   22,   '62 Dishonorably    discharged,    April    22,    1863. 

Napper,    Pendleton,    Nov.    16,    '61 ....  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Norman,    Henry,    Feb.    25,    '64 Disch.   on   Surgeon's   cert. — date   unknown. 

Naugle,  Washington,  Sept.  12,  '62..  Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  Nov.  13,  1864 — bu. 

in  Nat.  Cem.,  C'y  Point,  sec.  A,  div.  4,  gr.  61. 

Neal,   John,    Sept.    u,    '62 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,  May  14,   1865. 

Neile,  John  O.,   Nov.   30,   '61 Deserted    November    30,    1861. 

Newman,  John  H.,  Mar.  30,  '63 Deserted  April   28,    1865. 

Nolan,   Michael  W.,  Nov.    12,   '6i....Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Narrigon,   Daniel,   Nov.   21,   '61 Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

Norton,  James  B.,  Mar.  30,  '64 Died  Nov.  2,  '64 — bu.  in  Poplar  Gr.  Nat.  Cem., 

Petersburg,  Va.,  div.  E,  sec.  E,  grave  511. 

Obrecht,    John,    April    4,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

O'Neal,    Michael,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Orr,  James,  Feb.  27,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Overcash,   Jas.   D.,  April  8,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Osborne,   Chas.   J.,    Nov.   25,    '61 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Oyerdorff,  Daniel  B.,   Feb.  2,  '61 ....  Transferred   to   battery    H,    August   27,    1865. 

O'Connor,   Michael,   Nov.    6,    '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

O'Donnell,   James,    Nov.   25,    '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Petty,    George,    Mar.    14,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Phares,   George,   Feb.   25,   '64 Clustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Price,    Eleazer,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Pennel,  John  H.,  Jan.    i,   '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Feb.    4,    '63. 

Pensinger,  Geo.   W.,  April   8,   '63 Discharged — date   unknown. 

Pratt,    Samuel,    Nov.    23,    '61 Discharged  Nov.  23,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Paul,  Joseph  E.,  Dec.  7,  '61 Discharged  Dec.  7,  1864 — expiration  of  term- 
died  1899. 


ROSTER.  255 

Private   Park,   Robert  J.,   Dec.    14,    '61 Discharged  Dec.    14,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Price,    Emory,    Feb.    23,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Dec.    13,    1865. 

Patterson,  George,  Feb.  23,  '64 Transferred    to    battery    H,    August    27,    1865. 

Paul,    John,    Feb.    17,    '64 Captured    Sept.    29,    '64 — died    at    Danville,    Va., 

Feb.    14,    1865. 

Raugeler,    Wm.    H.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

1     Rasp,   George  W.,  Feb.   5.   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Rich,    William    E-,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — • 

died    1901. 

Robinson,    Charles,    Feb.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Ross,   John,    Mar.   9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Roats,    Joseph,    Jan.     14,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Rudy,    Frederick,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

:     Rogers,    Ezra,    Mar.    30,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

:     Rogan,    William,   Aug.    7,   '62 Deserted — returned — mustered     out     with     battery, 

January    29,    1866. 

Ross,    Adam,    Mar.    2,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Reed,   John,    Dec.    3,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.   27,   '62. 

Robinson,   John,    Nov.    29,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    n,    '62. 

Richardson,  D.  P.,  Dec.  26,  '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    19,    "62. 

Royson,    Thomas,    Nov.    9,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    9,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Robinson,   George,   April  9,   '63 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June   17,    1865. 

Robinson,    August,*    Oct.    12,    '64.  ...  Discharged    Oct.    n,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 
Ritter,   David  M'F.,  Dec.   24,    '63.  ...  Discharged — date   unknown. 

Reeves,   William,   Feb.   20,   '64 Transferred    to   battery    H,    August    27,    1865. 

Reary,  Jeremiah  F.,  Mar.  22,  '64...  Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Oct.  31,  '65 — burial  rec 
ord,  Oct.  13,  '65 — bu.  in  Poplar  Grove  Nat. 
Cemetery,  division  D,  section  A,  grave  n. 

Roman,  Anthony,  Dec.   13,  '61 Deserted   December    13,    1861. 

Reilly,   James,    Nov.   4,   '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   29,   '62. 

Rayson,    James,   Jan.    4,    '62 Not   on  muster-out  roll. 

Ryan,    Thomas,    Sept.    2,    '62 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Rogan,   John,   Dec.    i,    '63 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Scull,   Samuel,   Nov.   25,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Schreckengost,  Eli,  Mar.  26,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Shanley,   John,    Mar.    7,    '64 \bsent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Shaeffer,  Josiah  J.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Shaeffer,    Daniel,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Schall,    Samuel,    Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Schall,  George,  Feb.  29,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Shannon,   David,   Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Skinner,    Edgar   M.,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Skinner,  Michael  H.,  Feb.  15,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Spoonhour,    Solomon,   Feb.   22,   '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Stokes,  William  H.,  Mar.  25,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Summers,    Andrew,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Swoveland,   Henry,   Jan.    5,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Schroder,    Francis   A.,    Oct.    29,    '61 ..  Discharged    Oct.    29,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Shearer,    Amos,    Feb.   25,    '64 Deserted — returned — disch.  by  G.  O.,  May  18,  '65. 

Spidell,  James  W.,  Sept.   16,  '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Stork,    Leonard,    Sept.    u,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June   26,    1865. 

Shaeffer,   Absalom,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,    1865. 

Steele,  John,   Feb.   26,   '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July   3,    1865. 

Stewart,    William,    Dec.    31,    '63 Transferred    to    battery    I,    August    27,    1865. 

Slayter,    David    H.,    Jan.    21,    '64.  ...  Transferred    to    battery    H,    August    27,    1865. 

Smith,  George  W.,  Dec.  2,  '61 Died  at  Washington,   D.   C.,   Sept.   24,   '63 — buried 

in   Military   Asylum   Cemetery. 

Smith,    James,    Nov.    25,     '61 Deserted   November   25,    1861. 

Smith,   William,    Sept.    n,    '62 Deserted   October    15,    1862. 

Stewart,   James,    Sept.    12,    '62 Deserted   May   7,    1863. 

Smith,   Joseph,   April   4,    '63 Deserted   May   2,    1863. 

Strang,  Aaron,   Feb.  22,  '65 Deserted   May   25,    1864. 

Stewart,   Daniel,   Nov.   25,    '61 Discharged   Feb.    19,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Strang,    Jacob,    Sept.    12,    '62 Died    at    Philadelphia,    November   8,    1865. 

Stevens,    Robert,    Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    10,    '65. 

Thomas,  Edmund  F.,  Dec.  28,  '61 ....  Mustered  out  with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Tomlinson,    Eden,    Feb.    20,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Trexler,    Charles,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Thompson,  John  M.,  Nov.  22,  '6 1.  ...  Discharged   Nov.   22,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Troth,    James,    Feb.    27,    '64 Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    17,    1864. 

Thornly,    Robert,    Nov.    25,    '61 Deserted   January   22,    1862. 

Toner,    Michael,    Dec.     10,    '61 Deserted    December    10,    1861. 

Theinhardt,    Hugo,    Oct.    31,    '61 Promoted  to  Chief  P>ugler,   February  8,    1862. 

Tracy,    David,    Feb.    9,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Uber,   John   B.,   Jan.    14,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Varner,   Wilson,   Mar.   2,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Vallance,  Joseph,   Feb.  23,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Van  Gorden,   Chas.   E-,  Mar.   7,  '64.  .  Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 


ROSTER. 


Private  Valentine,   David,   Dec.    i,    '61.... 

Volkert,    George,    April    2,    '63...., 

"     Ward,    George   W.,   Jan.    19,   '64.. 


..Deserted   July    18,    1862. 
.  Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

.Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — • 
wounded   October   3,    1864. 


.  Mustered   out  with  battery, 


Warner,   Dallas,  April   8,   '63 

Wert,  George  O.,  Feb.  29,  '64... 
Williams,  Geo.  W.,  Feb.  16,  '64. 

Williams,   Geo.    N.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Williams,  William,  Feb.  22,  '64. 
Wilkerson,  Theo.  P.,  Mar.  29,  '64 
Wyant,  John  P.,  Feb.  15,  '64... 


.  Mustered  out  with  battery, 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery, 


.  Mustered  out  with  battery, 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery, 


anuary  29,  1866. 

anuary  29,  1866. 

anuary  29,  1866. 

anuary  29,  1866. 

anuary  29,  1866. 

anuary  29,  1866. 


Wood,    Henry,    Dec.    7,    '61 

Williams,  Orlando,  Dec.  13,  '61... 
Wright,  Richard  W.,  Dec.  7,  '63., 
Weed,  Cornelius  E-,  Mar.  28,  '64., 
Wagner,  Wm.  F.,  Feb.  6,  '64 

Welliver,  Hiram  D.,  Feb.  24,  '64.. 
Wier,  George  W.,  April  7,  '64..., 
Wagman,  Solomon,  Mar.  29,  '64, 
Young,  Montgomery,  Feb.  25,  '64. 
Young,  Creighton,  Nov.  n,  '61.... 
Yates,  Benjamin,  Feb.  23,  '64.... 
Zollinger,  John,  Mar.  25,  '64 


.  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — Vet. 

Wounded    September   29,    1864. 
.  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    April    3,    '62. 
.  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   April   4,   '62. 
.  Discharged   on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Mar.    5,    '64. 
.  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,    1865. 
.Transferred   to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Feb.    n,    1865 — • 

discharged  by   General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 
.  Died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    July   28,    1864. 
.  Mustered    out    with    company,    Oct.    9,    1865. 
.  Captured — died   at   Danville,    Va.,    Feb.    7,    1865. 
.  Transferred   to   battery    I,    Aug.    27,    1865. 
.  Deserted   April    30,    1863. 
.  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 
.  Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    29,     1865 — • 

wounded  July  24,    1864. 


BATTERY  E. 


Capt.    Edward   S.    Rowand,   Jan.   4,    '62.. 
"      Bernard   Mercer,   Dec.   25,   '61 


.  Com.  Major,  July  23,  1864 — not  mustered — dis 
charged  January  4,  1865 — expiration  of  term — 
died  at  Philadelphia. 

.  Pr.  from  Sgt.  to  ist  Sgt.,  Oct.  i,  1862 — to  2d 
Lt.,  July  n,  1864 — to  Capt.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 
Died  1902  at  Hampton,  Va. 

.  Discharged   Jan.    3,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

.  Promoted   to    Adjutant,    Oct.    22,    1862. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.   i,   1862— to  Sgt.,  Mar.   i,   1864— 
to    ist   Sgt.,  July    n,    1864 — to   ist   Lt.,  Jan.   24, 
1865 — disch.    Oct.    3,     1865 — expiration    o'f    term. 

'     John   A.    Percy,    Mar.    28,    '63 Pr.    to    Cor.,    Mar.    i,    '64 — ist    Sgt.,    in    2d    Pro. 

Art'y  from  April  22  to  Aug.  31,  '64 — pr.  to 
Sgt.,  Nov.  i,  1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — to 
ist  Lt.,  May  3,  1865 — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  January  29,  1866. 

.  Promoted   to    ist    Lt.,   battery    F.,   Aug.    23,    '65. 

.  Pr,  from  ist  Sgt.  battery  G,  to  2d  Lt.,  Sept.  26, 
1862 — to  ist  Lt.,  battery  G,  Sept.  14,  '62 — died, 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

"     John   Ford,   Jr.,   Dec.    16,   '61 Promoted  from  Sgt.  Maj.,  Oct.  24,  1863 — com.   ist 

Lt.  battery  F,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30,  1864 — 
wounded  September  29,  1864 — not  mus. — dis 
charged  December  19,  1864 — expir.  of  term. 

.  Promoted  from  private,  Jan.  24,  '65 — discharged 
on  Surgeon's  certificate,  May  27,  1865 — Vet. 


ist  Lt.  J.  H.  Oberteuffer,  Oct.  25,  '61.. 
'  Florence  W.  Grugan,  Dec.  17,  '61 
"  Chas.  W.  Gausline,  Oct.  4,  '62.. 


2d  Lt.   Wm.  G.   Dickson,  Jan.    n,   '62... 
"     John    Norris,    Nov.    16,    '61 


'     John   A.  Adams,   Dec.    13,    '61 

"     Wm.   H.    M'Curdy,  Jan.    i,    '62.... 


1     Samuel    Hill,    Dec.    3,    '62 

ist   Sergt.    Edward  O'Neill,   Dec.   26,   '63 

Q.  M.  Sgt.  Reub.  M.  Lewis,  Dec.  26,  '63 

Sergt.    Hugh   F.    Rutledge,   Dec.    25,    '61. 
"     James    Clark,    Mar.    29,    '64 


.  Promoted  to  Cor.,  Jan.  23,  1864 — to  Sergt.,  Nov. 
n,  '64 — to  ist  Sgt.,  Jan.  24,  '65 — to  2d  Lt., 
June  1 6,  1865 — mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan. 
29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Promoted  to  Cor.,  May  i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  9, 
1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  June  16,  1865 — mustered  out 
with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 

.  Promoted  to  Cor.,  May  i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Jan.  25, 
1865 — to  ist  Sergt.,  July  i,  1865 — wounded 
September  29,  1864 — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  January  29,  1866. 

.  Promoted  to  Corporal,  June  24,  '65 — to  Quarter 
master  Sergeant,  Aug.  3,  1865 — mustered  out 
with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  i,  1862 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  i,  1862 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.  n,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 


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Sergt.    George    Lynch,    Dec.    26,    '63 Pr.   to  Cor.,   May   i,    1864 — to   Sgt.,  June  24,    1865 

— mustered   out   with   battery,    January    29,    1866 
— wounded    September   29,    1864. 

"     And.   J.   Rutledge,  Dec.  25,   '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  May   i,   1864 — to  Sgt.,  July   i,   1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     George   S.    Seymour,  Feb.    10,   '64....  Pr.   to  Cor.,  June  24,    1865 — to  Sgt.,  July    i,    1865 

— mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Patrick   Garvin,   Jan.    5,    '64 Pr.   to  Cor.,  Jan.    i,   1865 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.   7,    1865— 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     William    Christie,    Nov.    12,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    n,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     John    Hill,    Sept.    23,    '62 Prisoner    from    Sept.    29   to   Nov.    25,    1864 — disch- 

by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 

"     John    Kelley,    Oct.    9,    '62 2d   Lieut,   in   2d   Provisional   Artillery,    from   April 

28,  to  Aug.  26,  '64 — disch.  by  S.  O.,  Nov.  9,  64. 

"     John  Kellow,  Dec.  24,  '61 ist    Lieut,    in    batt'y    B,    2d    Provisional    Artillery, 

from  April  28,  to  Aug.  26,   1864 — captured — dis 
charged  by  special  order,   March   12,   1865 — Vet. 

"     Richard  W.   Kellow,   Sept.    18,   '62...  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,  1865 — died 

1900. 

"     Alfred   Stevens,   Oct.    6,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    5,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Thomas    Lipsett,    Oct.    9,    '62 Died  at   Hampton,   Va.,    Oct.    15,    1864. 

Corp.   William   C.    Heffer,  Jan.    26,    '62.  ...  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1864 — to.    xosth 

Co.,    2d    Battal'n,    Veteran    Reserve    Corps — dis 
charged  by  General   Order,   Nov.   21,   1865 — Vet. 

"     John   M.    Greer,    Mar.    29,    '64 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,   July    30,    1864 — pr. 

to    Corporal,    Aug.    4,    1865 — mustered    out    with 
battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet.. 

"     Alexander   Peacock,    Feb.    13,    '64 Promoted  to  Corporal,  May   i,   1865 — absent,  with 
out    leave,    at    muster    out. 

"     Charles   R.    Miles,   Feb.   26,   '64 Pr.   to   Cor.,   May    i,    1865 — pris.    fr.   July   30,    '64, 

to  Mar.  26,  '65 — mus.  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.  29, '66. 

"     Frederick   Pearson,    Mar.    i,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     3,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Edward   Barrett,    Feb.    19,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     3,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Amos    Coar,    Feb.    23,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     3,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Daniel    M.    Steere,    Feb.    25,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     3,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     James    Harris,    Dec.    4,    '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,     Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Reuben   H.   Lynch,  Jan.   4,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Joseph    Cressman,    Oct.    3,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    2,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

'     Joseph    P.    Chew,    Jan.    30,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    Nov.    i,    1865. 

'     Americus  B.  Devine,  Oct.  31,  '61 . .  .  .  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Jan.   5,   '63. 

'     John    K.    Davis,    Feb.    25,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    4,    '65. 

'     Joseph   M'Fadden,    Sept.   24,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   24,    1865 

'     Joseph    P.    Zebley,    Jan.    n,    '62....     Discharged    Jan.     10,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 
Wes.   W.    W.    Hasley,   Nov.   8,   '62 .  .  .  Tr.   to   reg.    New   York   Vols. — date   unknown. 

'     John    S.    Moore,    Jan.    2,    '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,   June    18,    1864. 

'     J.    A.    Cummiskey,    Dec.    24,    '61 Died    at    Philadelphia,    May    6,     1865,    of    wounds 

received    at    Petersburg,    Va. — Vet. 

'     James  Burke,   Nov.  22,  '61 Deserted    January,    15,    1862. 

Bugler  William    Caven,    Dec.     n,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Rudolph    Bartels,    Mar.    12,    '64 Promoted  to    Bugler,   Jan.    i,    1865 — mustered    out 

with   battery,    January   29,    1866. 

Artificer    Ira    Dryer,    Nov.    19,    '63 Promoted  to   Artificer,    May    i,    '64 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January    29,    1866. 

William    Mortorff,    Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted  to   Artificer, 'Nov.    i,    '64 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January    29,    1866. 
Private   Austin,    James    M.,    Nov.    14,    '61 ..  Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Adams,   John    Q.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Applegate,    John,    Mar.    23,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

'     Albright,   Wm.    H.,   Feb.  27,   '64 Captured   at    Chapin's    Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

absent,   sick,   at   muster  out. 
'     Ashburn,   George   M.,   April   6,   '64.  ..  Mustered  out   with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Anderson,    Frank,    Jan.     n,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    16,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Art,    James,    Dec.    31,    '63 Discharged   by   General    Order,   July    13,    1865. 

Anderson,   Thos.   A.,    Mar.    30,    '64.  ..  Discharged   by   General    Order,    Aug.    26,    1865. 

Adams,    Samuel,    Jan.    5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   Aug.   26,    1865. 

Applegate,    Lafayette,    Mar.    23,    '64.  .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    Dec.     18,     1863. 
Adams,    Hamilton   S.,   Jan.   2,    '62 ....  Captured — died   at    Salisbury,   N.    C.,   Nov.   26,  ''64. 

Adams,   William   A.,   Feb.    9,    '64 Deserted   June    5,    1862. 

Austin,   Joseph,    Dec.    24,    '61 Deserted    "September    23,     1864. 

Baker,    Charles   W.,   Mar.    7,    '64.....  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Butcher,    Edmund  J.,   Feb.    15,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Bangs,    Daniel    H.,    Dec.    12,    '63 Mustered  out   with   battery,  January   29,    1866.         J 


253 


ROSTER. 


Private  Barrett,    Richard,    Nov.    21,    '61 Mustered  out  with  batt'y  Jan.   29,   '66 — died   1895. 

"     Beighle,    Aaron,    Feb.    17,    '64 Absent,   wounded,   at   muster   out — Vet. 

"     Binnix,    William   F.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Black,    William    R.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — 

wounded    June    17,    1864. 

"     Boyle,    Thomas,    Nov.    13,    '63 Mustered  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.  29,  '66 — died   1896. 

"     Bower,    Joseph,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Bush,    Nicholas,    Mar.    7,    '64 \bsent,   wounded,    at   muster   out. 

"      Burns,    Porter   C.,    Feb.   22,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Briggs,  George  W.,*  Aug.    13,   '64.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   24,    1865. 

'     Barto,   Jesse,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Aug.    26,     1865 — 

wounded  July   30,    1864. 

Bryant,  James  H.,  Feb.  29,  '64 Tr.    to   2d   Provisional   Artillery,   April   22,    1864 — 

killed    June    17,    1864. 

Brown,    Charles,    Feb.    23,    '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Dec.   29,    1863. 

"     Bubser,    Andrew,    Aug.    2,     '62 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Dec.   29,    1863. 

Biglow,    William    H.,    Dec.    2,    '63....  Tr.  to  2d  reg.   Mass.   Cavalry,  April  22,   1865. 

Benson,    Samuel,    Jan.    5,    '64 Killed   at   Petersburg,    \  a.,   June    18,    1864. 

Born,    John,    Dec.    5,    '63 Killed   at   Petersburg,    Va.,   June    18,    1864. 

"     Burhight,   Ransom,   Nov.   20,   '61 Died  at   Fort   Saratoga,   D.   C.,  August  21,    1862 — 

buried    in    Military    Asylum    Cemetery. 

"     Bair,    Robert,    June    9,    '64 Captured  Sept.  29,   1864— died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C., 

Dec.    22,    1864. 

Boston,    William,    Dec.    6,    '61 Deserted   December    10,    1861. 

"     Barry,    Jesse,    Nov.    26,    '61 Deserted    December    20,     1861. 

Butler,  "Beckwith,    Jan.    8,    '64 Deserted    May    29,    1864. 

Burns,  Thomas  H.,  Dec.  22,  '63 Deserted    March    29,    1864. 

Brady,    Bernard   J.,    Dec.    26,    '63.  ...  Dishonorably  disch.,   Mar.   5,  to  date  Jan.   29,   '66. 

Birney,    David,    Feb.    15,    '64 Discharged   Feb.    20,   to  date  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bond,   John,    Dec.    16,    '61 Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

Bourk,    James,    Dec.    26,    '63 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Barnes,   Napoleon  B.,   Feb.   27,   '64.  ..  Discharged  by  special  order,    Sept.   9,    1864. 

Barton,    Henry,    Dec.    26,    '63 Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

Biley,    John,    Dec.    29,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Bert,    James,    Jan.    2,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Beil,   James,   Jan.    2,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Bingham,    Joseph,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Conway,     Martin,    June    9,    '64 Absent,     sick,     at     muster     out. 

Carroll,   Thomas  H.,   Dec.   9,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Chrismore,    James,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Crisswell,    George,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    i860. 

Clinger,   James   H.,   Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Collom,   John   F.,    Mar.    28,    '64 Prisoner    from    July    30,    to    Nov.    25,    1864 — mus 
tered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Cole,    Jesse    G.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Cooker,    James,    Feb.    23,    '64 Deserted  June    18,    1864 — returned   Feb.    6,    1865 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Cramer,    Charles,    Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Coor,   Seth,   Dec.    18,   '61 Discharged  Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Cassiday,    Edward,    Dec.    24,    '61 Discharged   Dec.   24,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Connell,    Michael,    Sept.    15,    '62 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,    Mar.   21,    '65. 

Clinger,    Milton    T.,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    17,    1865. 

Colvin,    Alvah,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May   29,    1865. 

Chrissman,    Abraham,    Feb.    u,    '64..  Prisoner   from   July   30,    1864,   to   Mar.    25,    1865 — 

discharged  by  General  Order,  July   19,   1865. 

Cole,    John,    Oct.    7,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    6,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Cooper,    Robert,    Oct.    31,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.  Corps,  Aug.   i,   1863. 

Connelly,    Charles,    Feb.    25,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.   Art'y,   April   22,    1864. 

Concklyn,    Jacob,    Dec.    14,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps,  Dec.  29,   1863. 

Cook,    Robert,    Feb.    23,    '64 Died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  April   3,    1864. 

Colledge,    Stephen,    Nov.    29,    '6i....Died  at   Fortress   Monroe,    Va.,   July    17,    1864,    of 

wounds    received    at    Petersburg — buried    in    Na 
tional    Cemetery,    Hampton,   Va. — Vet. 

Curry,    Henry,    Dec.    i,    '63 Died   at   Point  of  Rocks,   Va.,   Nov.    12,    1864. 

Clair,    Irvin,    Dec.    7,    '63 Capt. — died    at    Wilmington,    N.    C.,    Mar.    29,    '65. 

Crofut,    Levi,    Mar.    29,    '64 Died    at    David's    Island,    N.    Y.,    Sept.    i,    1864 — 

buried  in   Cypress  Hill    Cemetery,   L,.    I. 

Campbell,    William,    Mar.    26,    '64.  .  .  .  Died    near    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    21,    '64 — burial 

record,    Aug.    17,    '64 — of   wds.    rec.    in    action — • 
buried   in    Nat.    Cem.,    Arlington,    Va. — Vet. 

Clouds,    Robert,    Dec.    4,    '63 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Oct.    15,    1865. 

Carr,    James   V.,    Oct.    7,    '62 Deserted  April   30,    1863. 

Carson,  Joseph  W.,   Nov.    n,   '61 Deserted  August  4,   1864 — Vet. 

Cowperthwaite,    E.,    Dec.    19,    '61 ....  Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Crawford,   Robert,   Sr.,  Dec.  27,   '61 ..  Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Chapman,    Thomas,    Mar.    25,    '64.  ...  Transferred    to    8sth    company,    zd    battalion    Vet. 

Res.    Corps — deserted   Dec.    10,    1864. 

Campbell,   Samuel  J.,  Mar.  8,  '64 Died  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  22,  '64 — grave  2810. 


ROSTER.  ^59 

Private  Davis,    George    F.,    Dec.    21,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"     Davis,    Francis    H.,    Mar.    29,    '64....  Mustered  out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Deiderich,    Theo.,    Oct.    2,    '62 ist    Sgt.    in  2d   Pro.   Art'y   from   Apr.    22   to   Aug. 

31,  1864 — absent,  wounded,  at  muster  out — 
wounded  July  30,  1864. 

"     Dougherty,    Wm.,    Dec.    14,    '63 Prisoner  from  Sept.   29  to  Nov.  25,    1864 — absent, 

sick,   at   muster  out — Vet. 

"     Doolittle,    Edward,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"     Davidson,    George,    Mar.    31,    '64....  Prisoner  from  July  30,   1864,  to  March  25,   1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1860. 

"     Dougherty,    John,    Sept.    18,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Aug.    n,    '63. 

"     Daniels,    Daniel,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 

"     Dodman,    Thomas,    Oct.    9,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    17,    1865. 

'*     Darrow,  Charles,*  Aug.   30,  '64 Prisoner  fr.   Sept.   29,  to  Nov.  25,   '64 — discharged 

by  General   Order,  June  24,    1865. 
"     Durning,    Joseph    S.,    Feb.    i,    '64.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    22,    1865. 

"     Douglass,    August,    Sept.    17,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,   March  3,   '64. 

"     Dobson,    William,    Mar.    30,    '64 Killed    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

"     Dubrique,    Francis,    Oct.    2,    '62 Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,  June  25,    1864,   of 

wds.   rec.   in  action — bu.   in  Nat.   Cem.,   Hampton 
— wounded    June     18,     1864. 
"     Doyle,    William    H.,    Nov.    22,    '61 ...  Deserted    June    5,     1862. 

"     Dodge,    Charles,    Aug.    23,    '62 Deserted    November    27,    1862. 

"     Duncan,    Henry,    Sept.    20,    '62 Deserted    January    2,     1863. 

"     Dawson,    Wm.    D.,    Dec.    17,    '63 Deserted,    July    4,    1864. 

"     Dunmire,    Frederick,    Feb.    23,    '64.  .  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Dempter,   Cornelius,    Dec.    24,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Emmett,   Enoch,   Feb.    7,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Ellis,    Alexander,    Nov.    10,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    19,    '63. 

"     Eshleman,  Jacob,  Dec.    10,  '63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    31,    '64. 

"     Eckerman,    J.    B.,   Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted  to  Reg.  Q.  M.   Sergeant,  July  i,   1865. 

Edwards,    Frederick,   Jan.    n,   '62 Deserted    April    i,    1862. 

Erskine,    Martin,    Dec.    14,    '61 Transferred     to     battery     G — date     unknown. 

"     Farley,   Patrick,   Dec.    19,   '63 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — Vet. 

Farley,    Philip,    Mar.    9,    '64 Missing   at   Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept,    29,    1864. 

Ferguson,    Geo.    V.,    Mar.    27,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Freeman,    Oliver,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Fisher,    Emanuel,    Dec.    24,    '61 Missing  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept  29,   1864. 

"     Ferber,    Frederick,    Aug.    22,    '62.  ...  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    21,    '62. 
"     Fanat,   William,    Feb.    27,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    17,    1865. 

Fry,    William,    Nov.    27,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    20,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Fairchilds,   A.    T.,    Sept.    19,    '62 Promoted    to    Hospital    Steward,    Nov.    24,    1862. 

"     Ferguson,   Alex.,   Nov.   22,   '61 Died  July  21,  '62 — bu.  in  Mil.  Asy.  Cem.,  D.  C. 

Farley,    Michael,    Dec.    24,    '61 Capt'd — died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  Nov.  i,  '64 — Vet. 

"     Friend,  Joseph,   Mar.   29,   '64 Capt'd    Aug.    24,    1864 — died    at    Salisbury,    N.    C. 

Nov.      12,      1864. 

"     Pagan,    Robert,    Dec.    26,    '63 Deserted   Nov.    10,    1864. 

Fleck,    Francis    M.,    Feb.    n,    '64 Deserted   January    13,    1866. 

Frick,   John,    Feb.    23,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Findley,    Abel    C.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Flannery,    Bernard,    Dec.    12,    '63....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Faust,   William   F.,   Dec.    26,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Gallagher,    James,    Nov.    10,    '63 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

'     Galvin,    Michael,    Dec.     10,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Garvin,    John    F.,    Jan.    27,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

'     Gilbert,   Benj.    F.,    Feb.    25,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Gibson,    John    C.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     Girton,    Luther   H.,    Mar.    23,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out — wd.    May    13,    1864. 

"     Gould,    Joseph,    Dec.    n,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Grace,    Samuel,    Dec.    26,    '63 Deserted    Sept.    8 — ret'd    Oct.    19,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Griffith,    Samuel,   Nov.    26,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Goodrich,  Albert  T.,  Dec.   i,  '63 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out 

Gorman,     John,     Dec.     19,     '63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Dec.    14,    '64. 

'     Graham,    James,    Feb.    27,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.   20,   '65. 

'     Good,    Adam,    Sept.    6,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,     1865. 

'     Galloway,  Nelson  S.,*   Sept.   28,  '64.  .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,     1865. 

'     Griffin,    Alonzo,    Feb.    24,    '64 Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y»    April    22.    1864. 

'     Graver,  Andrew   M.,   Nov.   27,   '63.  ..  Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,   Mar.  3.   '64 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,    Nov.    16,    '65. 

'     George,   Peter  C.,  Feb.   25,  '64 Transferred    to    battery    D — date    unknown. 

'     German,    John    E-,    Mar.    25,    '64. ...  Transferred  to  battery  B — date  unknown. 
'     Goldey,    James    H.,    Nov.    13,    '63....  Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,   July    3,    1864. 

'     Greig,    Henry    A.,    Feb.    13,    '64 Killed  at  Chapin's   Farm,  Va.,   Sept.   29,   1864. 

'     Greer,    Robert    B.,    Mar.    29,    '64 Tr.   to  batt'y  B,  2d  Pro.   Art'y  April  20,   '64 — wd. 

at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  17,  1864 — died  at 
Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  September  27,  1864 — 
buried  in  National  Cemetery,  Hampton. 


260  ROSTER. 

Private  Giblin,    Michael,    Dec.     n,    '61 Deserted   February   25,    1862. 

"     Goodwin,    James,    Nov.    22,    'ui Deserted    December    7,    1865. 

'     Goodridge,  John  H.,  Dec.    n    ,'63....  Deserted  May  27,   1864. 

"     Harbison,    Robt.    H.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

July    23,    1864. 

Held,  Julius  W.,  Jan.    u,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Hess,    Edward,    Feb.     10,    '04 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

June    2,    1864. 
"     Heming,  James   W.,   Nov.   27,    '63.  ...  Mustered  out  with   battery,  January  29,    i8C6. 

"     Hillman,    William,    Feb.    16,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  May  29,   1865 — wd. 

June  7,   1864. 

"     Hognet,    Henry,    Dec.    9,    '63 Missing  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,   1864. 

"     Hill,     William,     Feb.     27,     '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     186^ — wd. 

June    7,    1864. 

"     Hassett,    William,    Nov.    29,    '61 Prisoner    from    Dec.    14,    1864,    to    Feb.    27,    '65 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

"     Hendricks,    Bailey,   Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Jan.    17,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

:     Haskins,   William   H.,    Sept.    16,    '62 ..  Discharged  by   General   Order,  June   24,    1865. 
1     Henderson,    Lawrence,    Sept.    30,    '62.  Discharged  by  General  Order,   Sept.    14,    1865. 

'     Hagerty,   Patrick,   Mar.   9,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  Dec.  25,   1865 — wd. 

July    30,    1864. 

'     Harley,  Alexander,   Feb.   26,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  May  16,   1865 — wd. 

Sept.    30,    1864. 

'     Hampton,    George,    Feb.    16,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  April  22,   1864— 

died    Aug.    2,    1864. 

:     Higgins,    Paul    L-,    Dec.    13,    '61 Promoted  to  Sergeant  Major,  Feb.  8,  1862. 

"     Haycock,   Geo.   L,.,   Mar.   23,    '61 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  April  20,   1864 — 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

'     Hays,    Hugh,    Feb.    5,    '64 Transferred  to  losth  Co.,  2  d  battalion  V.  R.  C. — 

discharged  by  General  Order,   Nov.   21,   1865. 
"     Harbison,  James   O.,   Mar.    30,    '64...  Died  in  Butler  county,   Pa.,  October  9,   1864 — wd. 

July    30,    1864. 
Holland,    Charles    F.,    Feb.    22,    '64.  ..  Deserted   January    13,    1866. 

'     Hamilton,    John, Deserted    October    3,    1862. 

Hoover,  James  W.,  Sept.  23,  '62 Deserted   November   24,    1862. 

Hamley,    William,    Dec.    10,    '61 Deserted   August    16,    1863. 

Hyde,    William,    Dec.    18,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

'     Hay,   James   M.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Transferred  to  iosth  Co.,  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  May 

19,    1.865 — disch.  by  General  Order,  No.  21,  '65. 

Henry,  James  S.,  Feb.  23,  '64 Not   on    muster-out   roll. 

'     Hemsinger,    Aaron,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Captured — died  at  Danville,  Va.,   Sept.   27,    1864 — 

bu.   in  Nat.   Cemetery,  sec.  A,  div.    i,  grave  24. 

Ingram,  George  W.,  Dec.   9,  '61 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

'     Holmes,    Charles,    Dec.    26,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Jones,    Charles    L,.,    Oct.    22,    '63 Transferred   to   company   G,    i4th   reg.    V.    R.    C. — • 

discharged  by  General  Order,   Nov.    15,    1865. 

'     Jones,    Joseph,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Johnson,  Marcus  L,.,  Mar.  23,  '64....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Justin,    Jehiel,    Dec.    16,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate.   May  20,   '62. 

'     Jones,  Benjamin  F.,  Nov.   u,  '61....  Prisoner  from  Sept.   29,   1864,  to  March  2,   1865 — 

discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,  '65 — Vet. 
Died    1901. 

'     Johnson,    John,    Aug.     23,     '62 Died  Dec.   14,   1862 — bu.  in  Mil.  Asy.  Cem.,  D.  C 

'     Jacobs,  Jonathan  M.,  Feb.  29,   '64....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Kletter,    Henry,    Jan.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Klinefelter,    George,    Feb.    15,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

July   30,    1864. 

Kells,   Robert   H.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

King,   Nicholas   C.,   Dec.    14,    '63 Missing  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,    1864. 

Kennedy,    Rudolph,    Mar.    30,    '64.  .  . .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 
Kimble,   James    W.,    Aug.    21,    '62.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    24,    1865. 

Kettering,   Michael,   Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    16,    1865. 

Kettering,  Andrew  A.,   Feb.   27,   '64.  .  Discharged  by   General   Order,   July    16,    1865. 

Krise,    Peter   J.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   July    18,    186;. 

Keeley,    Samuel    S.,    Feb.    16,    '64.  ...  Killed   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.    29,    1864. 

Keefe,    Edmund,    Feb.    3,    '62 Deserted    February    15,    1862. 

:     Kelly,   John   M.,   Nov.   21,    '61 Deserted   May   21,    1862. 

Kelly,    James, Deserted  October  3,    1862. 

Kane,   John,    Oct.    13,    '62 Deserted   April    30,    1863. 

'     Kerr,    John,    Dec.    23,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

1     Leary,   Albert,   Jan.    23,    '62 Wd.  in  action — tr.  to  Co.  B,   i4th  reg.  V.  R.  C.— 

discharged  by  General  Order,  Nov.  14,  '65 — Vet. 

1     Lambert,  Wm.  H.,  Feb.  17,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Lewis,   Thomas   R.,  Jan.   4,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Lewis,  David  W.,   Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Linton,    James,    Mar.    7,    '64 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out. 

Loveless,   John,    Dec.   21,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

"     Luey,   Frederick,  Dec.   29,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    i860. 


ROSTKU.  26l 

Private  Lynch,   Charles  E-,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866— wd. 

Tune    17,    1864. 

"     Luke,    Tames,    Feb.    20,    '64 Prisoner  from  July  30,    1864,  to  March  25,   1865 — 

wd.    July   30,    1864 — mustered   out   with    battery, 
Jan.    29,    1865. 

"     Leslie,  James  W.,  Oct.  9,  '62 Discharged    Oct.    8,    1865— expiration    of    term. 

"     Lundbeck,    Silas   P.,   Oct.    14,    '62.  ...  Discharged   Oct.    13,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

"     Little,    Edwin,    Sept.    26,    '62 Transferred  to  82d  reg.   P.  V.,  March  23,   1864. 

M     Logan,    John,    Mar.    31,    '64 Transferred  to  2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April   22,    1864. 

"     Leighton,  Thomas  J..  Nov.  24,   '63...  Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    1864. 

"     Lowe,   Thomas  G.,   Nov.    18,   '61 Deserted   December    i,    1861. 

"     Long,   Jacob,    Mar.    14,    '64 Died  June   21,    '64 — buried  in  National   Cemetery, 

Arlington,   Va. 

"     Logan,    Peter,    Mar.   31,    '64 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Lovett,    Joseph,    Mar.    i,    '64 Died  Aug.    3,    1864 — buried  in  National   Cemetery, 

Arlington,   Va. 

"     Mack,  Abraham  S.,  Dec.  7,  '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    :866. 

"     Mathews,    Samuel,    Dec.    24,    '61 Discharged    January    19,    1865. 

"     Moylaw,   David,  Dec.   2,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Moore,   Zebulon   B.,   Dec.   22,    '63 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out. 

"     Mortorff,   Emanuel,   Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Mortorff,   George  W.,   Feb.  27,   '64.  .  .  Mustered  out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
"     Mulhollam,  Geo.  W.,  Nov.  25,   '63.  ..  Missing  at   Chapin's   Farm,  Va.,   Sept.   29,    1864. 

1     Mpyer,    George,    Mar.    26,    '64 Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    22,    1864 — 

"     Minnich,    Charles,    Mar.    12,    '64 killed   Aug.   4,    1864. 

Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    22,     1864 — 
"     Morden,   Daniel   E-,  Mar.   23,   '64.  .  . .      killed  July    30,    1864. 

Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April    22,    1864. 

Martin,    George    C.,    Mar.    n,    '64.  ..  Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  22,   1864 — wd. 
"     Morrow,    Wm.    B.,    Feb.    29,    '64....      June   17  and  July  30,    1864. 

Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,  April   22,    1864. 

Mills,    James    H.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Transferred  to  2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   22,    1864. 

"     Moulder,    Lewis,    Nov.    23,    '63 Captured — died   at   Salisbury,   N.   C.,   Jan.    14,   '65. 

'     Morris,    Levi,    Mar.    22,    '64 Died  at  Washington,  D.    C.,   Sept.   23,   '64 — buried 

in    Military    Asylum    Cemetery. 

Mitchell,  Osborne,  Dec.   10,  '61 Deserted   January    3,    1862. 

Morris,    Thomas,    Dec.    7,    '61 Deserted    April    15,    1862. 

Miller,    George,    Dec.    26,   '63 Deserted    January    15,    1864. 

Middleton,    Robert,    Dec.    14,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    C — date    unknown. 

'     Manice,   Henry,   Dec.    23,   '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Murphy,   Samuel  N.,  Dec.  28,  '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Moser,    William,    Feb.    10,    '64 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C. — disch.  by  G.  O.,  Nov.  16,  1865. 

Martin,    Abraham,    Feb.    23,    '64 Not    on   muster-out    roll. 

Mortland,    Milton,    Mar.    31,    '64.  .  .  .  Not    on   muster-out   roll. 

'     M'Cally,    Robert,    Jan.    2,    '64 Prisoner    from    Dec.    14,    '64,    to    Feb.    27,    1865— 

mustered   out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

'     M'Guigan,    James,    Feb.    23,    '64 Prisoner  from  Sep.   29,  to  Nov.  25,  '65 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    January    29,     1866. 

M'Kinney,    Wm.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  23,   1865. 

'     M'Cardle,    John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died   at   Portsmouth,  Va.,  July   3,   '64,   of  wounds 

received   in   action. 

M'llwee,   David,    Nov.    21,   '62 Deserted    December    16,    1861. 

M'Ewen,    Matthias,    Nov.    30,    '61 Deserted    May    18,    1861. 

M'Cabe,   James,   Dec.    10,    '61 Transferred   to   Battery   G — date   unknown. 

M'Govern,    Lawrence,    Dec.    28,    '61 ..  Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

M'Farland,   E.   W.,   Feb.   25,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May  20,  '65 — Vet. 

M'Quirk,    William,    Dec.    22,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

M'Clellan,   William,    Dec.    12,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Nelson,    John,    Feb.    3,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Nelson,   Joseph   C.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Absent,    wounded,    at    muster    out. 

Newman,  Wm.   H.,  Dec.    10,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Nunviller,    Andrew,    Dec.    24,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,  January  20,    1866. 

Newman,   Joseph,    Feb.    3,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May  24,   '62. 

Newman,    James,    Dec.    3,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    31,   '64. 

Norton,     Charles     W Discharged    on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Dec.    5,    '64. 

Nicholson,  Albert  T.,  Nov.   14,  '63...  Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,   '64. 

Nugent,    William,*    Sept.    3,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

Nelmes,   Henry,  Dec.    16,   '61 Captured— died  at   Salisbury,  N.   C.,  Dec.    12,   '64. 

Newman,    John,    Dec.    16,    '61 Not  on   muster-out   roll. 

Neeley,  Jacob,  Feb.   15,  '64 Tr.  to   Co.   D,  9th   regiment  V.   R.   C— discharged 

by    General    Order,    November    18,    1865. 

Neeley,   James   G.,    Feb.    20,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Niece,    Conrad,    Feb.    25,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

O  Leary,    John,    Dec.    16,    '61 Discharged,    Dec.    16,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Palmer,    Niles,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Peacock,    Wm.    H.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Perring,   William,    Feb.   8,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Plankinton,    S.    W.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out   with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 


262  ROSTER. 

Private  Pringle,    Abraham,     Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    January   29,    1866 

Pnngle,   David   R.,   Feb.   23,    '64 Prisoner  from  July  30,   1864',  to  March  25,   1865— 

mustered   out   with   battery,    Tan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Porter,    Nath  1   W.,   Dec.    16,    '61 Discharged   Dec.    28,    1864— expiration   of  term 

Iratt,     Samuel,     Sept.     28,     '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

<«     Pickett,   Thomas,   Dec.    2,    '63 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    17,    1865. 

talmiter,    Dennis,*    Aug.    31,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 

lalmiter,     David,*    Aug.     31,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 

1  lankmton,   Jno.    H.,   Feb.   4,    '64 Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Ya.,  August  6,   1864,  of 

wounds   received   at   Petersburg — buried   in    Nat. 
Cemetery,    Hampton. 

Pope,   Harrison   W.,   Nov.   27,   '61 Deserted    December    20,    1861. 

latterson,    William,    Dec.    4,    '61 Deserted   July   25,    1862. 

Place,    George,    Sept.    26,    '62     Deserted    October    16,    1862. 

Price,    George,    Oct.    7,    '62 Deserted   January    7,    1863. 

larker,    Charles,    Dec.    26,    '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

t(     Qumn,    Hugh,    Dec.    30,    '63 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    2,    1865. 

Kogers     James,    Dec.    26,     '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

uby,   James,    Feb.    25,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    25,    '65. 

Kuby,    \\ilham,    Dec.     10,    '63 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May   5,   '64. 

Ruby,    John    W.,    Feb.    15,    *64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June    3,    1865. 

Keclmond,    Benj.,    Feb.    8,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   April  20,   '64. 

Keilley,    James,    Dec.    9,    '63 Dishonorably    discharged.    May    26,     1864. 

Kogers,   Michael   L.,   Mar.   23,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   Aug.   25,    1865. 

Kowe,    Henry   J.,    Mar.    30,    '64 Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April   22,    1864. 

Koshong,   Jesse   B.,    Feb.    22,    '64 Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Artillery,    April   22,    1864. 

Kobmson,    Wm.    S.,    Feb.    10,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April  22,   '64— Vet. 

Rohng    George,  Aug.  21,  -62 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    August    5,    1864. 

Richardson,   T.   M.,   Feb.   6,   '64 Killed   at    Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Kooker,    James,    Feb.    23,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

:hively,    Charles   T.,   Dec.    16,   '63.  ..  Absent,  on  detached  service,  at  muster  out. 

niltz,    William,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,    January   29,    1866. 

^chimmelfenge,   J.,   Dec.    i4,    '61....     Mustered   out   with   battery,  "Tan.    29.    lobb — Vet. 

arr,     Samuel,     Feb.     16,     '64 '.Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

erlmg     Wmore    W.,    Mar.    7,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

nth      Isaac    H.,    Feb.     29,     '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 

pauldmg,   Wm.    S.,   Nov.    16,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 

^peakman,    Ruel    S.,   Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,     1866— 

c  died    1890. 

merger,   David,   Mar.    14,   '64 Prisoner  from  July  30,   1864,  to  March  25,    1865— 

Q  .  mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29.    1866. 

les,    Josiah,    Mar.    2?,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

button,    James    H.,    Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    January   29,    1866. 

^mith,    Cyrus   A.,*   Aug.    15,    '64 Missing   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Sears,    Josiah,    Nov.    20,    '61 Discharged   by   special    order,    October    13,    1862. 

^choonover,   Daniel,   Dec.    3,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Tan.    5,   '63. 

Stumm,    Charles,    Dec.    9,    '63 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   20,  ''64. 

Mianly,    James,    Dec.    16,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    16,    1864— expiration    of    term. 

btraun,   James,    Nov.    21,    '61 Discharged   Dec.    12,    1864— expiration   of   term. 

bweedes,    John,    Nov.    25,    '63 Discharged   by    General    Order,    Tune    17,    1865. 

Sink,    William,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 

Stamats,    David,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    13,    1865. 

Stembright,    Henry,*    Aug.    30,    '64.  .  Prisoner   fr.    Sept.   29,  to   Nov.    25,   '64— discharged 

by    General    Order,    August    5,    1865. 

nth,   Henry   D.,   Nov.   26,   '61 Dishonorably   discharged,    December   29,    1865. 

Sloan,   Felix   G.,  July   12,   '62 Transferred   to   Vet.    Reserve    Corps,   Dec.    29,    '63. 

Sperling,    John    L.,    Jan.    14,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,    May   23,    1865. 

Sheen,   John,    Dec.    24,    '63 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    3,    1864 — bu.    in 

Poplar    Grove    National    Cemetery,    division    D, 
section   A,   grave   20. 

Smith,    Cyrus,    Mar.    29,    '64 Died   at   Annapolis,    Md.,   October    15,    1864. 

Stephens,    Joseph,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   May    12,    1865. 

Slack,    Hiram,    Nov.    20,    '61 Deserted    April    22,    1862. 

Scully,  James,   Oct.    15,   '62 Deserted    May    24,    1863. 

Smith,   Sherwood  L.,   Oct.    15,   '63 ....  Deserted    March    26,    1864. 

Sturgeon,  Thomas  E.,  Mar.   26,   '64..  Pr.  to  2d  Lt.  batt'y  C,  2i2th  reg.  P.V.,  Nov.   i,  64. 

Seyfert,   J.    W.    D.,    Nov.    25,    '63 Died   at   Point   of   Rocks,   Va.,   Dec.    29,    1864. 

Stratton,   George  A.,  Jan.   30,   '64....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Sheerer,    Joseph,    Feb.    16,    '64 Died  Sept.  15,  '64— bu.  in  Cypress  Hill  Cem.,  L.I. 

Spade,  Jeremiah,   Mar.    14,   '64 Died  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  July  7,   '64 — grave,  2,341. 

Thomas,    George,    Dec.    10,    '63 Mustered   out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Thomas,    Henry,    Dec.    29,    '63 Mustered   out   with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Thompson,   Leroy  T.,   Nov.  22,   '61 ...  Discharged    Nov.    21,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Trivelpiece,    Wm.,    Mar.    23,    '64 Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Artillery,   April    22,    1864. 

Tobin,    James,    Jan.    6,    '62 Died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    July    21,    of    wound* 

received  at   Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  5,    1864. 

Taylor,    Alfred    S.,    Feb.    15,    '64 Died    at     Philadelphia,     Pa.,     October     10,     1864— 

burial    record,   August   9,    1864. 


ROSTER. 


263 


Private  Turney,   Richard  L-,   Oct.   23,   '62 

Torrence,  William,  Dec.  3,  '61. 
Tondorff,  Morris,  Dec.  17,  '61.. 

Thompson,    Nicholas,    

Yroman,    Edward,    Mar.    29,    '64. 

Walt,    Isaac,    Jan.    4,    '64 

Way,  Henry  C.,  Nov.  24,  '63... 
Warrington,  B.  A.,  Feb.  n,  '64. 
Weigard,  Ernst,  Dec.  7,  '63.... 
Weaver,  John  II.,  Nov.  23,  '63., 

Weikel,  John  H.,  Dec.  26,  '63 

West,    Edward,    Jan.    4,    '64 

Wheeler,    Robert,    Jan.    19,    '64.., 

Wiley,  George,  Dec.  4,  '6 1 

Wilson,    Clarence,    Feb.    29,    '64.. 


Winans,  Gideon,  Mar.  7,  '64.... 
Wood,  William  B.,  Feb.  15,  '64. 

Wood,   Pliny,   Mar.   26,   '64 

Weikel,  James  R.,*  Aug.  30,  '64. 
Wunderlich,  Wm.,  Mar.  29,  '64.. 

Ward,  Henry,  Dec.   16,  '61 

Williams,  Willard,  Nov.  30,  '61  . 
Williams,  Alex.,  Oct.  16,  '62... 
Whitaker,  Charles,  Dec.  n,  '61. 

Welsh,    James,    Dec.    27,    '61 

Wheeler,  Tames  F.,  Feb.  27,  '64. 
Wright,  Charles  B.,  Tan.  2,  '64. 

Weed,    Nelson,    Feb.    "28,    '64 

Williams,  Henry  F.,  Dec.  24,  '63. 
York,  William.  Oct.  3,  '62 


..Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,   Aug.    10,    1864,  of 

wds.  rec.  in  action — bu.  in  Nat.  Cem.,  Hampton. 
.  .  Deserted    February    i,    1862. 
.  .  Deserted   July    24,    1862. 
..Deserted    October    3,    1862. 

..Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
. .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  i860. 
.  .  Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — Vet. 
.  .  Prisoner  irom  July  30,  1864,  to  March  25,  1865 — • 

wd.    June    2,    1864 — mustered    out   with    battery, 

Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  .  Mustered   out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  .  Prisoner  from  July   30,    1864,   to   Mar.   25,    1865 — • 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
.  .  Mustered  out   with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865. 
.  .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    21,    1^65 — • 

cap.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

.  .  Discharged    Dec.    16,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
.  .  Deserted    April    30,    1862. 
.  .  Deserted   April    3,    1863. 
.  .  Transferred  to  battery   G — date   unknown. 
.  .  Transferred   to   battery   G — date   unknown. 
.  .  Not    on   muster-out    roll. 
.  .  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 
.  .  Died  near  Bristol,   Pa.,   Sept.    13,    1864. 
..  Killed    June    17,    '64. 
..Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 


BATTERY  F. 


Capt.  Wm.    M.   M'Clure,   Jan.    4,   '62 ... 


Wm.     S.    Bailey,    Dec.    30,    '62... 
George   W.    Webb,   Dec.    18,    '61.. 


Com.    Col.    1 8gth   reg.    Pa.   Yols.,   April   30,    18^4— 
not  mustered — promoted  to   Col.,   Oct.   30,    1864. 
Pr.  from  ist  Lt.,  Nov.  25,  '64 — to  Maj.,  May  3,  '65. 
Promoted   from   zd   Lt.   battery   K,   May   6,    1865 — 
discharged  by  special   order,    Feb.    6,    1866 — cap 
tured,  June  2,   '64. 
ist  Lt.  Wm.    Candidus,  Jr.,   Dec.    19,   '61 ..  Resigned    October    11,    1862. 

;     S.    D.    Strawbridge,    Jan.    8,    '62 Promoted  to  Captain  battery  I,  Dec.   13,  1862. 

'     Jas.    H.    Springer,   Jan.    29,    '62 Promoted    to    zd    Lt.,    Jan.    2,     1863 — to    ist    Lt  , 

Dec.  5,  1863 — transferred  to  battery  K,  Oct.  i,  '64. 

"     Wm.  G.  Dickson,  Jan.    11,   '62 Pr.    from   2d   Lieut,   battery   E,   Aug.    23,    1862 — to 

Maj.    ist  reg.   Ohio  Heavy  Art'y  July   13,    1863. 

'     Stephen   H.    Witt,  Dec.    16,   '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  5,  1862—10  Sgt.,  Mar.   13,  1863— 

com.  ist  Lt.  battery  H,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April 
30,  1864 — not  mustered — to  2d  Lt.,  Oct.  6,  1864 
— to  ist  Lt.,  Dec.  17,  '64 — res.  June  24,'6s — Yet. 

'     John   S.   Kline,  Jan.   2,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Aug.   7,  '62 — to  Sgt.,  June   12,   1863 — 

I  com.  ist.  Lt.  battery  K,  iSgth  regiment  P.  Y., 
April  30,  1864 — not  mustered — to  2d  Lieut., 
Jan.  15,  1865 — to  ist  Lieut.,  May  3,  1865 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

2d   Lt.  John   M.   Wilson,  Jan.   8,   '62 Promoted  to   ist   Lt.  battery  D,   Oct.    24,    1862. 

'     George   W.    Utt,    Dec.    24,    '61 Pr.    from    Sgt.,    May   4,    1863 — com.    Capt.    battery 

I,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30,  1864 — not  mus 
tered — discharged  Dec.  26,  1864 — exp.  of  term. 

'     John    W.   Dykins,    Dec.   24,    '61 Pr.   to   Cor.,  Jan.    15,    1863 — to    Sgt.,   Jan.    i,    1864 

— to  ist  Sgt.,  Mar.  25,  '65 — to  2d  Lt.,.  May  3. 
'65 — com.  ist  Lieut.,  Aug.  4,  1865 — not  mus 
tered — to  Quartermaster,  Nov.  5,  1865 — Vet. 

Lloyd   T.    Brewer,  July  25,   '62 Promoted  to  torporal,  July  4,  '63 — to   Sergeant^ 

to  2d  Lieut.,  July  i,  1865 — mustered  out  with 
battery,  January  29,  1866 — Died  1902,  at  Phil 
adelphia. 


264 


ROSTER. 


ist  Sgt.  George  S.  Trainer,  Nov.    16,   '61..  Promoted  from  Cor.  to  Q.  M.  Sgt.,  Jan.   i,   1863— 

to  ist  Sgt.,  July  i,  '65 — com.  2d  Lt.,  Aug.  4, 
'65 — not  mus. — absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — • 
Vet. 

Q.  M.  Sr.  Rufus  D.   Ford,  Feb.   15,  '64 Pr.   to   Cor.,    Nov.    12,    1864—10   Q.    M.    Sgt.,    Oct. 

29,  1865 — mus.  out  with  batt'y.  Jan.  29,  1866 — 
Yet. 

"     John    S.    Dykins,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    23,    '62. 

Serg't  Josiah   Mench,   Jan.   28,   '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Oct.   i,   1864—10  Sgt.,  Dec.    i,   1864— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     John    M'Mullen,    Nov.    25,    '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Oct.  r,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Feb.  i,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Henry   C.    Shannon,   Jan.    5,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.  i,  1864—10  Sgt.,  Mar.  25,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     John   Marshall,  Jan.    i,   '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.  10,  1864—10  Sgt.,  July  i,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     John   Hartzell,   Jan.    2,    '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  i,  1864—10  Sgt.,  Dec.  22,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     William    A.    Dennis,    Jan.    5,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.  22,  1865— 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     William   Armstrong,   Jan.    18,    '62 Promoted    to    Sergeant,    May    i,    1862 — discharged 

on   Surgeon's   certificate,   March    13,    1863. 

"     Jonathan   P.    Bare,   Nov.   29,   '61 Promoted    from    Cor.,    Jan.     15,     1863 — discharged 

Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

"     Franklin  P.  Kline,  Oct.  29,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.    i,   1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  5,   1865 — 

discharged  Oct.   28,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Reese   J.    Millard,   Jan.    2,    '62    Capt.    in   battery   I,   2d   Pro.   Artillery,    from   April 

20,  to  Aug.  26,  1864 — paroled  pris. — discharged 
by  special  order,  March  19,  1865 — Died,-  1898. 

"     Charles   Mowrer,   Dec.   4,   '61 Pr.    fr.    Cor.,   Dec.    10,    1863 — ist    Lt.    in   batt'y    I, 

2d  Pro.  Artillery,  from  April  20,  to  Aug.  26, 
'64 — discharged  by  special  order,  Nov.  10,  '64 — 
Yet. 

"     William  H.   Clair,   Feb.   27,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.     12,    1864 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Thomas  D.   Huff,   Feb.  29,  '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1864 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Samuel   W.    Barr,   Jan.    2,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    29,     1864 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Norman   C.   Kline,   Jan.   26,   '62 Promoted     to     Corporal,     Jan.     7,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29.    1866 — Vet. 

"     Hiram   Derr,    May    13,    '63 Promoted    to     Corporal,     Feb.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Matthew    M'Bride,    Aug.     12,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Mar.    25,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     George   W.    Bechtel,   Jan.    5,   '64 Promoted     to     Corporal     May     5,     1865 —mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     J.    P.    Zimmerman,    Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'      Charles    Mattis,    Dec.    3,    '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Oct.    29,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

1     Robert    Kasey,    Feb.    27,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    22,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Matthew    Connel,    Oct.    19,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    22,    1865 — mustered 

out    with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Thomas    H.    Bennett,    Nov.    29,    '61..  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    1864 — discharged 

Nov.    28,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John   Derr,   Dec.   27,    '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,    April    20,    '64 — discharged 

Dec.    27,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

William    H.    Haas,    Dec.    18,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    19,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John  Lanciscus,   Dec.    n,   '61 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Dec.    10,    1863 — discharged 

Dec.     10,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Calvin   A.    Michener,   Jan.    9,    '62 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    1864 — discharged 

Jan.    6,    1865 — expiration    <yf   term. 

'     Henry  J.    Porter,   Nov.   29,   '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    1864 — discharged 

Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
Promoted   to   Corporal,   June    i,    1863 — to    ist    Sgt. 

'     C.    N.   Houseknecht,   Dec.   25,   '61 battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  Apr.  24,  '64 — killed 

at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17,    1864 — Vet. 

;     David   H.    M'Carty,    Dec.    n,    '61 ....  Promoted  to  Corporal,   Dec.   27,    1861 — transferred 

to   Signal   Corps,  Jan.    12,    1864. 

;     Levan    Russell,    Jan.    5,    '64    Killed  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.f   Sept.   29,   '64 — V<.t. 

'     Culver  Zimmerman,   Jan.    15,    '62....  Promoted    to    Corporal,     Nov.     13,     1863 — died    at 

Washington,   D.    C.,   March    18,    1864 — buried   in 
Harmony    Burial    Grounds. 

'     Samuel   M.    Miller,    Feb.    i,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Apr.    5,    1805 — discharged 

March   22,    to   date    January   29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  265 

Bugler   Harris   C.    Fleck,   Feb.   29,    '64 Promoted     to     Bugler,     Sept.     5,     1864 — mistered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    186  — died,    1894. 

"     Jacob    B.    Heckman,   Jan.    2,    '64 Promoted  to   Bugler,   April   8,    1865 — mustered  out 

with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Thomas    R.    Firth,    Dec.    u,    '61 Promoted  to   Chief   Bugler,   Jan.    n,    1865 — \ret. 

"     Arthur    Green,    Aug.    7,    '62 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Julv    7,    1864 — burial 

in     Poplar    Grove     National     Cemetery,     division 
]),    section    A,    grave,    9. 

Artifi'r  Joseph   Green,   Nov.    22,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     William   A.    Guest,    Feb.    9,    '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,    Nov.    jj,     1864 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     George    Davis,    Aug.     7,     '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June   -4,   1865. 

"     Jerome    B.    Hidden,    Jan.    6,    '62 ....  Discharged    Jan.    5,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Private  Adams,   Albert  J.,   Dec.   4,    '61 Mastered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Antrim,    Samuel    R.,   July    13,    '63.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 
'     Albertson,   Francis  T.,   Feb.   24,   '64.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Adams,    Robert,    Jan.    6,    '62 ...Discharged  Jan.    6,    1865 — expiration   ot    term. 

'     Anderson,    James,    Aug.     n,     '63.  ...  Discharged    by    special    order,    Sept.     16,    1863. 

'     Anderson,  John  H.,  Aug.    14,   '63 Tr.   to  V.   R.    C.,   Dec.   29,   '63 — des.    Feb.    5,    1865. 

'     Anderson,  James  A.,   Jan.   4,    '64....  Tr.   to  company  C,   23d   reg.   Vet.    Res.   Cps.,   May 

26,    '64 — disch.  by  General   Order,  Aug.   21,   '65. 
'     Ashworth,    Chas.    E.,   Aug.    6,    '63.  ...  Deserted    November    i,    1863. 

"     Anthony,   Chas.   M.,   Nov.   5,   '63 Deserted   Tune  18,   1864. 

Albright,    Joseph,     Feb.     18,     '64 Discharged    by    Gen.    Order,    Oct.    2,    1865— Vet. 

Bradley,    Hugh,    Aug.    4,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Brooks,    Henry   C.,    Oct.    31,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Bennett,    Benjamin,    Dec.    28,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Bartholomew,    J.    H.,    Feb.    i,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Britton,    Charles,    Jan.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Broughton,   Barzilla,   Feb.   26,   '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bruce,    Charles   F.,    Feb.   26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Blair,   Isaiah   D.,    Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Barnes,   George  A.,   Mar.   28,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bradley,    Alfred,    Feb.    28,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bushecker,  Edw.   E-,  Dec.   18,  '61 ....  Discharged    Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
Brooks,    Robert   W.,   Feb.   29,    '64.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    Jan.    2,    1866,    to 

date    Oct.    i,    1865— Vet. 

Barford,    Samuel    R.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  .  .  Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 
Barton,    George   E.,*   Aug.    26,    '64.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    17,    1865. 

Burleigh,    Jacob,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred  to  battery   L,   Aug.    13,    1865. 

Begel,    Stephen    S.,    Feb.    27,    '64 2d  Lieut,   in  batt'y  I,  2d  Pro.   Art'y,   fr.   Apr.   28, 

to    Aug.    26,    1864 — discharged    August   26,    '64. 

Baker,    Henry,    Dec.    30,    '61 Transferred    to    battery     II — date    unknown. 

lin,    Nov. 


Crawford,    Franklin,    Nov.    26,    '61 ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Crawford,    Isaac,    Feb.    24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Cooper,    Peter,    Nov.    n,    '61 Mustered   out  with   battery,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Clegg,   William   II.,    Feb.   27,    '64 Mustered   ou     with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Coop,    William,    Aug.    4,    '63 Mustered  ou 


Clark,    Michael,    Sept.    7,    '63 Mustered  ou 

Crist,    Peter    O.,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  ou 

Crown,    Charles    E.,    Jan.    29,    '64 Mustered  ou 

Carlisle,  John  W.,   Feb.  27,  '64 Mustered  ou 


with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 
with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 


ry,   Jan.    2 
ry,  Januar 


with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

1866 — Vet. 


...  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    i8f 

Cole,   George   W.,   Mar.    31,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Crummey,   Andrew,   Oct.    n,   '62 Transferred    to    Signal    Corps,    Jan.    16,    1864. 

Converse,   Andrew,    Feb.   27,   '64 Tr.  to  io4th  Co.,  2d  batt.  V.  R.  C.,  April  25,  1865. 

Coleman,  James,  Feb.  26,  '64 Tr.  to  batt.  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  Apr.  20,  '64 — died 

Aug.  29,  '64 — bu.  in  Nat.  Cem.,  Arlington,  Va. 

Cahill,  Kurn,  Feb.  27,  '64 Pr.  to  Sgt.  batt.  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,  1864 — 

died  June  18,  1864 — bu.  in  Poplar  Grove  Nat. 
Cem.,  Petersburg,  div.  E,  sec.  E,  grave  594 — 
Vet. 

Curry,    Robert,    Nov.    16,    '61 Died  at  Fort  Saratoga,  D.   C.,  Oct.   14,   1862. 

Crossley,  John  A.,  Dec.  27,  '61 Died  July  24,  of  wounds  received  at  Peters 
burg,  Va.,  July  15,  1864. 

Dougherty,   Charles,   Dec.    16,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Derr,    Joshua,    Dec.    16,    '61 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Dugan,   John   E.,    May   13,   "63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Dailey,    Patrick,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Dougherty,   John,    Nov.    13,    '63 Dishonorably    discharged,    March    21,    1865. 


Dean,    Abner,    Mar.    31,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20!   1864. 

Disney,    Samuel,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Edwards,    E.    F.    N.,    Feb.    23,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Eaby,    Aaron    S.,    Aug.    7,    '63 Mustered   out   with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 


266  ROSTER. 

Private  Elms,   William,   Mar.    22,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866— Yet. 

,     „,  Wounded   June    17,    1864. 

h,ggart,  Richard  W.,  Aug.   22,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

hjCternecht    Jacob,  Aug.   22,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June   24,    1865. 

Edwards,   George  B.,*  Aug.    18,   '64.  .  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 
±,dwards,  Harm.  C.,*  Aug.  27,  '64.  ..  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Ecroyd,    Hargrave,    Mar.    i,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  Apr.  20,  '64— died 

_  at    Alexandria,    Va.,    Aug.    4,    '64 — grave    2,511. 

r^ruVer'  ,George«    Dec-    25.     '6l Mustered   out  with   battery,    Tan.    29,    1866— Yet. 

fisher     Matthew,    Mar.    7,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

try,    Henry,    Jan.    5,     64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

tetherm,    John    J.,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Fidler,    William    S.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Fhshall,    Joseph   H.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Feister,   Michael   M.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Farver,    Theodore,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Faulkner,   Edmund,    Mar.    30,    '64. .  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
Faulkner,    David,    Mar.    30,    '64 Prisoner    from   July    30,    1864,   to   June    3,    1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Fogle,    Michael,    Jan.    i      62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,    May  29,   '62. 

Farral,   John,    Dec.    i,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,    May    10,    '62. 

Ford,    Nathan,    Oct.    9,    '62 Discharged   Oct.   9,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Fairman,    William,   Oct.   23,   '62 Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

Fowler,   Joshua   K,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865— expiration   of  term. 

Fitzgerald,   James,    Aug.    7,    '63 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Dec.    29,    '64. 

Franklin,   William,   Sept.  4,   '63 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   8,    1865. 

Foster,   James   W.,*   Aug.    18,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Farver,    Samuel,    Oct.    29,    '62 Transferred  to  Yet.   Reserve   Corps,  Jan.   29,   1864. 

Fought,    Edward,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

Finck,   Fred.    S.   W.,   Feb.    19,   '64....  Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y.   April  20,    1864. 

Firth,    John,    Aug.    22,    '62 Died  at   Philadelphia,    Pa.,   March   25,    1865. 

itzer,    James,    Dec.    30,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    H— date    unknown. 

Giltner,    Franklin    B.,   Jan.    2,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Grubb,   Jacob,   Feb.   25,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,    January   29,    1866. 

Goodwin,   Geo.    W.,   Jan.    28,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Gibson,   James    D.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Prisoner  from  July   30,    1864,  to  April   30,    1865— 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Tan.    29,    1866. 

Grantz,  Adam  J.,   Sept.    16,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

Guile,    Albert,    Feb.    26,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    I — date    unknown. 

Getz,  John,   Dec.    13,   '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Herb,  Samuel  G.,  Oct.  29,  '62 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Heacpck,  William  E.,  Oct.  27,  '62 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Harris,    Charles    D.,    Dec.    19,    '63.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Hess,   Jacob,    Feb.   4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Ham,   Milan,   Feb.    29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Halfpenny,  Henry  C.,  Feb.  24,  '64..     Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Hubbs,   Joseph   J.,   Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Hibler,  Adam  S.,   Feb.  2,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Yet. 

Hatch,    Ambert,    Mar.    11,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,    (anuary  29,    1866. 

Harrold,  Joseph  J.,  Aug.   29,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,    January  29,    1866. 

Heacock,  George  L.,  Mar.  23,  '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 
Harenstrite,  Jas.   H.,   Feb.   29,   '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Huyler,   Lloyd   R.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Hartman,   Irving  T.,  Mar.   30,  '64 Prisoner   from   July   30,    1864,   to   April    17,    1863— 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hunt,   Isaac,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Hill,    Daniel    F.,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    27,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Hendrickson,    Jacob,    Dec.    4,    '61  ....  Discharged   Dec.    3,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Hewson,    James,    July    24,    '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   17,    1865. 

Hoffman,    Geo.    W.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  27,    1865. 

Hulbert,    Chas.    H.,*    Aug.    30,    '64.  .  Discharged  by  General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 
Harrigar,    John    C.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ...  Transferred    to    battery    I — date    unknown. 

Hein,    Daniel,    July    i,    '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve  Corps,   Dec.   29,    '63. 

Hammer,    Frederick,    Mar.    7,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   L,   Aug.    13,    1865— Vet. 

Helsel,    George,    Feb.    26,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    I,    2d    Pro.    Artillery. 

Holmes,    George    B.,    Feb.    13,    '64...  Died   at    Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,   July    12,    1864,    of 

wounds   received  at   Petersburg — buried   in   Nat. 

Cemetery,    Hampton. 

Hadley,    Henry  J.,   Aug.    I,    '63 Deserted    November    i,    1863. 

Johnson,   William   R.,   Dec.    19,   '61 ...  Discharged  Dec.   18,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 
Jones,    Erastus,    Feb.    23,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  Apr.  20, 

1864 — died    June     19,     of    wounds    received    at 

Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17,    1864. 

Kline,  John   S.,   Sept.   14,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Keiffer,   John   E-,  Jan.    5,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Kulp,    Elias,    Dec.    19,    '61 Discharged  Dec.   18,  1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Kartsher.   Richard   S.,  Dec.   4,   '61....  Discharged  Dec.  28,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 
Keller,    George,    Aug.    22,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 


ROSTER.  267 


Private  Kent,    Simon,    Aug.    2j,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,     1865 — • 

died    1890. 

Kline,    George    M.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Tr.   to  batt.    I,  2d  Pro.   Art'y,   April  20,   '64 — Vet. 

Kline,    Thomas   O.,   Feb.   29,    '64 Tr.   to  batt.   I,   2d   Pro.   Art'y,  April   20,   '64 — died 

July   i,   1864 — bu.  in  Cypress  Hill  Cem.,  L.   I. 
Kesty,   John,   Aug.    22,    '62 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    9,    1864 — bu.    in 

Poplar  Gro.  Nat.  Cem.,  div.  B,  sec.  B,  grave  53. 

Keffer,   William,   Mar.   8,   '64 Died   at    Bristol,    Pa.,   Oct.    25,    1864. 

Lyons,    William,    Aug.    4,    '63 Mustered   out   with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

;     Lee,    George    S.,    Nov.    26,    '61 Com.    ist    Lt.   battery   F,    iSgth    reg.    P.    V.,    April 

30,   1864 — not  mustered — mustered  out  with  bat 

tery,    Jan.     29,     1864 — Vet. 

Livingston,    Wrri.,    J.,    Mar.    26,    '64.  .  Mustered   out   with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
1     Lutz,    Francis    M.,    Feb.    24,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

;     Lutz,    Jacob   B.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Latshaw,    Jacob    P.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Levers,    Van   N.,   Jan.    5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   O'rder,  Jan.    15,    1866. 

Lee,    Stephen    B.,    Dec.    18,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Long,    Charles    S.,   Dec.   27,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    27,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Luce,   John,    Mar.    7,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    L,    Aug.    13,    1865. 

Little,    Wm.    W.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Tr.    to   batt'y    I,    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    1864— 

killed   July    30,    1864. 
Loungue,    Thomas,    Dec.    23,    '61 .  .  .  .  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Muir,    Lamont,    July    27,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Miller,    George    T.,    Nov.    15,    '61  ....  Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Miller,    Joseph    J.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Morrison,   James,   Jan.    12,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Morrison,    Robert    F.,    Feb.    23,    '64.  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Mouffley,    Charles,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Metcalf,    James    H.,    Feb.    26,    '64.  .  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

1     Muffley,    Isaac,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

iviiller,    George,    Mar.    2,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Mast,    Joseph,    Dec.    6,    '61 Discharged  Dec.    5,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Manning,    Philip,    Nov.    29,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Magill,    Thomas,    Jan.    2,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    i,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Musgrave,     Simon,     Jan.     15,     '62.  ...  Discharged    Jan.     14,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Major,    Samuel,    Jan.    28,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    27,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Mazaell,    Martin,    Dec.    n,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,  Jan.  28,   1864. 

Martz,    Albert,     Mar.     9,     '64 Transferred    to    battery    L,    August    13,    1865. 

Miller,   Isaac  J.,    Mar.   27,   '64 Tr.    to   batt'y   I,    2d    Pro.    Art'y,   April   29,    1864 — 

captured    Sept.    29,    1864 — died    at    Danville,    Va., 

Dec.    ii,    1864. 

Miller,    Noah    B.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,    1864. 

Mack,    Harrison,    Feb.    26,    '64 Tr.   to  battery  I,   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Mintoyne,   John    E.,    Feb.    26,    '64.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    29,    1865. 

Martin,    Henry    E.,    Mar.     11,    '64...  Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Metz,    George,    Feb.    25,    '64 Tr.   to   battery   I,   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864 — 

killed    June    17,    1864 — buried    in    Poplar    Grove 

National     Cemetery,     Petersburg,     Va.,     division 

B,   section   B,   grave   54. 

Myers,    Sylvester,    Mar.    4,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    L,    Aug.    13,    1865 — Vet. 

Muehler,   James    S.,    Feb.    29,    '64....  Died   near   Philadelphia,    Pa.,   Oct.    19,    1864. 

Mason,    Samuel,   Dec.    30,   '61 Transferred    to    batt'y    H — date    unknown — Vet. 

M'Donald,    William,    Feb.    24,    '64.  .  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 
M'Eowen,    George,    Dec.    27,    '61 ....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

M'Clure,    John,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    27,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

M'Cormick,    Thos.,    Aug.    22,    '62.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 
M'Mullen,     David,    Aug.     15,    '62.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

M'Connell,    EH    G.,    Mar.    31,    '64 Tr.   to   batt'y   I,   2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April    20,    1864. 

O'Brien,    Abraham,    Feb.    29,    '64....  Tr.    to  batt'y   I,   2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 
Price,   Clarence,  Dec.  25,   '61 Mustered    out    with    bitterv,    January    29,    1866 — 

Vet. — died    1890. 

Pursell,    Benj.    C.,   Jan.    24,    '63 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January   29,    1866. 

Pulman,    Timothy,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Peacock,    Hugh,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Pettit,    Seneca    E.,    Nov.    30,    '61 ....  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   24,    '62. 
Pursell,  Joseph   S.,  Aug.  4,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    24,    1865 — 

kicked  by   mule. 

Pride,    Frank  C.,   Feb.    26,   '64 Tr.    to  batt'y   I,   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Parker,    John    R.,    Jan.    18,    '64 Died  at   Fortress   Monroe,  Va.,  July   27,    1864 — bu. 

in    National    Cemetery,    Hampton,    Va. 

Quinn,   John,    Feb.    23,    '64 Captured    at    Wilderness,    Va.,    May    9,    '64 — mus 
tered   out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Robinson,    George,    Nov.    26,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Rambo,    Alexander,    Dec.    6,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Rambo,   Thomas   H.,   Feb.    15,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Reichelderfer,    Thos.,    Dec.    2,    '61 ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 
Reichelderfer,   G.   W.,   Feb.    10,  '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 


268  ROSTER. 

Private  Ruckel,    Billington,    Sept.    7,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — died 

1900. 

Romer,    Charles,    Dec.    16,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Raesley,    Augustus,    Jan    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Roe,    Henry,   Dec.    24,   '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1666 — Vet. 

Remley,    Wm.,    Feb.     19,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Ruckel,    David,    Feb.    34,    '64 Prisoner   from  July  30,    1864,  to  April    17,    1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Rissel,   Joshua    C.,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Rissel,    David    H.,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Richards,    Benj.    F.,    Nov.    29,    '61 ...  Discharged    Nov.    28,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Rich,    Israel    L,.,    Oct.    29,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"      Reynolds,   W.   H.,*   Aug.   26,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June  26,    1865. 

Roe,   Asa   F.,    Feb   29,    '64 Tr.  to  Vet.  R.  C.— disch.  by  G.  O.,  Nov.  14,  1865. 

"     Robbins,    Arthur,    Mat.     14,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    L,,    August    13,    1865. 

Riddle,   Wm.    F.,   Mar.    -,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    Oct.    2,    1865. 

Robinson,     Silas,     Feb.     26,     '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    6,    1865. 

Roe,     Hartley,     Oct.     29/62 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June   26,    1864 — burial 

record,   June    i,    1864 — buried   in    National    Cem 
etery,    City    Point,    sec.  -D,    div.    4,    grave    74. 

:     Reese,    John,     Oct.     29,     '62 Died   at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    Oct.    30,    of   wds. 

received    near    Fort    Burnham,    Oct.     5,     1864 — 
buried  in   National   Cemetery,   Hampton. 

1     Ragan,    Maurice,    July    ^3,    '63 Died  at   Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,    Sept.    16,    1864,   of 

wounds  received  at     Petersburg — buried    in   Na 
tional    Cemetery,    Hampton. 

:     Robertson,   Charles,  Dec.  20,   '61 Transferred   to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

'     Shaffer,  George,  Dec.   10,  '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Shaffer,   Aaron,   Dec.   25,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

'      Smith,    Charles   N.,   Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 

"      Smith,    Thomas   J.,    Feb.    26,    '64 \bsent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

'      Smith,   John   E-,   Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,  Januaiy  29,    1866. 

"     Stiner,    John,    Dec.    23,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Sharow,    Andrew   J.,    Dec.    25,    '61 ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

"      Stone,    James   W.,    Sept.    2,    '63 Mustered  out  with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"      Stone,    William,    Feb.   26,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"      Stone,     Samuel,     Feb.     26,     '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

"      Slonaker,   Thos.   C.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,  January  29.    1866. 

Stratton,    Henry    C.,    Jan.    27,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with   battery,  January  29,    1866. 

1     Segares,  Vine  M.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

:     Sands,     John,     Feb.     23,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

Scudder,    Franklin,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out  with   iiattcry,  January  29,    1866. 

'      Stapels,    David,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out  with   cattery,  January  29,    1866. 

Sayers,   Henry  W.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,  January   29,    1866. 

:     Stewart,    Wm.    S.,    Jan.    13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jannaiy  29,   1866. 

Sprague,    Page,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  2<j,   1866. 

Sheffer.    Francis   W.,   Nov.   29,    '61 ...  Discharged   Nov.   28,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Smith,   Stephen  J.,   Dec.    n,    '61 Discharged   Dec.    10,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Shultz,    Joseph    R.,    Dec.    4,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    3,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Smith,   Daniel   H.,   Dec.    n,   '61 Discharged   Dec.    10,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Shoemaker,    Wm.    Dec.    25,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   May   29,    '62. 

Smith,   Thomas,   Aug.   22,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

Stevenson,    Wm.,    Dec.    16,    '63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,    '64. 

Spade,    Daniel,    Jan.    15,    '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,    '64. 

Sturdevant,   R.   O.,  Mar.  28,   '64 Tr.  to  battery   I,   2d   Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,    1864 — 

died  at   Philadelphia,   Pa.,   Aug.    i,    1864. 

Stiles,    Thomas    D.,    Aug.    4,    '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Dec.    29,   '63. 

Smith,   James,    Mar.    18,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   L,,   August    13,    1865. 

Simon,   Clemiel   R.,    Feb.   26,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   L,,   August    13,    1865. 

Stucker,   Willis   H.,   Feb.  27,   '64 Transferred   to   battery   L,    August    13,    1865. 

Simpson,    Oliver,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   L,,   August    13,    1865. 

Staub,   William   R.,   Feb.  29,   '64 Tr.   to  battery  I,   2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April   20,    1864— 

died   at   Annapolis,    Md.,   July   28,    1864. 

Seely,   Harman  T.,   Feb.   29,    '64 Transferred   to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Jan.    16,    1865 — • 

disch.   on   Surg.   certificate,   April   21,    1865. 

Stott,    William,    Feb.    24,    '64 Died   at    Point  of   Rocks,   Va.,   Dec.    n,    1864. 

Smith,    John,    July    12,    '63 Deserted    March    29,    1864. 

Snyder,   Phillip  H.,  Dec.   30,   '61 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Statts,    Henry    M.,    Dec.    30,    '61 Transferred   to   battery   H — date   unknown — Vet. 

Shaefer,    John,    Dec.    10,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    G — date    unknown. 

Scott,    James,    Mar.    30,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Thomas,  Loren  B.,  Nov.   15,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

Todd,    William,    Dec.    10,    '61 Mustered   out.  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thatcher,    Edw.,    Nov.     13,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thorn,    George    F.,    Feb.    n,    '63 Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Tomlinson,    Geo.    C.,    Feb.    25,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Tally,   Amos  S.,   Feb.   25,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Tongue,    James,    Dec.     23,     '61 Discharged   Dec.  22,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 


ROSTER. 


269 


Private  Tongue,  William,  Jan.   20,   '62 Discharged  Jan.    19,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Trivelpiece,   Henry,  Jan.   25,   '62 Discharged  Jan.    24,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Tingley,    Mason,    Aug.    29,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Tanner,   Henry  J.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Tubbs,    Albert    S.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   29,    1865. 

Tubbs,    Hiram,    Feb.    27,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

Thompson,  James,  Dec.    13,   '62 Deserted  January   i,   1863. 

Utt,   William   II.,  Dec.   29,   '61 Discharged  Dec.  29,   1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Utt,     Elias,    Oct.    27,     '62 Discharged   Oct.   28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

'     Utt,    Jacob,    Oct.    29,    '62     Discharged   Oct.    28,    1865 — expiration   of   term. 

'     Vox,    Richard,   Aug.    5,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

Weidell,   Joseph,   Dec.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866 — Vet. — • 

wounded    September   29,    1864. 

Wallace,    Robert,   Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 

Winterbottom,    J.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Whitemarsh,    D'y.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Whitmarsh,    Jac.,     Feb.     27,     '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Waltman,    Isaiah,    Dec.    27,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    27,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Wilfong,    Henry,    Feb.    2,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

Wilhelm,    N.    B.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   Aug.    25,    1865. 

Westfall,   A.   T.,*   Aug.   26,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Williams,     Henry,*     Aug.     15,     '64.  ..  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865. 

Welcome,    Samuel,    Feb.    27,    '64 Tr.   to  battery   I,   2d   Pro.   Art'y.  April   20,   1864. 

Westcott,    Myr.    G.,   Mar.    7,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  I,  2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

'     Wilcox,     Alvin,     Dec.     29,     '61 Deserted    September    30,    1863. 

Yarnall,  Wm.   R.,  Aug.   3,  '63 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Dec.  22,  1864. 

'     Zinn,    William,    Mar.    15,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    L,    Aug.    13,    1865. 


BATTERY  G. 


Capt.    Jas.    L.    Anderson,    Dec.    10,    '61. 
"     C.   N.    Cadwalader,   Nov.   21,   '61.. 


John    Norris,    Nov.    16,    '61 


ist  Lt.   Rich.  M.  Goundie,  Dec.   10,  '61 

'     Joseph    N.    Abbey,   Jan.    8,    '62... 

William    Penrose,   Aug.   23,   '62.. 

"     Jesper  H.   Holman,  Aug.    n,  '62. 


"     John    M'Gurk,    Sept,    23,    '62 


zd  Lt.   Paul  L.   Higgins,  Dec.    13,   '61. 

"  Thos.  S.  Stewart,  Dec.  23,  '62. 
"  Chas.  E.  Duffield,  May  8,  '63.. 
"  Dennis  M.  Carroll,  Nov.  8,  '61. 


'     John   H.   Jenkins,  April,   3,    '63.. 
ist   Sgt.   Jac.   G.   Lamall,   Nov.    19,    '61 


..Promoted  to   Major,   March    i,    1862. 

. .  Pr.  from  ist  Lt.,  April  18,  1862 — Brevet  Maj. 
and  Lieut.  Colonel,  Mar.  13,  1865 — discharged 
Nov.  25,  1864 — expiration  of  term. 

..Promoted  fr.  2d  Lt.  battery  E  to  ist  Lt.,  Sept. 
14,  1863 — Capt.  in  battery  B,  2d  Pro.  Art.  from 
April  20,  to  Aug.  26,  1864 — to  Capt.,  April  24, 
1865 — pris.  fr.  July  30,  1864,  to  Mar.  25,  1865 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — • 
died  1868. 

..  Promoted  to  Captain,  battery  A,  Aug.   23,    1862. 

.  .  Promoted  to   Captain  battery   H,   Nov.   25,    1862. 
..  Resigned    January    18,     1864. 

. .  Capt.  in  battery  E,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  from  Apr.  20 
to  Aug.  26,  1864 — wd.  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July 
30,  1864 — pr,  from  2d  Lt.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — dis- 
charged  Dec.  12,  1865 — expiration  of  term. 
. .  Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  i,  1863 — to  Sgt.,  Jan.  i,  1864 — • 
com.  ist  Lt.  battery  G,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April 
30,  1864 — not  mus. — to  2d  Lt.,  Dec.  17,  1864 — • 
to  ist  Lt.,  Jan.  24,  1865 — discharged  Sept. 
23,  1865 — expiration  of  term. 

...Promoted  from  Sergeant  Major,  April  19,  '62 — • 
to  ist  Lt.,  battery  C,  Sept.  27,  1862. 

. .  .  Transferred   to   battery   D,    May    12,    1863. 

...Discharged    December    12,    1864. 

...Promoted  fr.  private  to  ist  Sergeant,  Dec.  17, 
1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  Jan.  25,  1865 — mustered  out 
with  battery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

...Promoted  to  Corporal,  Oct.  18,  1864 — to  Sgt., 
Dec.  24,  1864 — to  2d  Lieutenant,  Jan.  24,  1865 — • 
mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 

.  .  .  Promoted  to  Corporal,  Sept.  6,  1862 — to  Sergt., 
Nov.  10,  1864 — to  ist  Sergeant,  Jan.  24,  1865 — • 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 


270 


ROSTER. 


Sergt.  Wm.  Usberoth,  Nov.  19,  '61 
"  John  H.  Boyer,  Nov.  25,  '61. 
"  Pat.  M'Monigle,  Nov.  19,  '61.. 


"  Cyrus    B.    Neff,    Feb.    9,    '64 

"  William     Gibson,     Feb.     16,     '64. 

"  William    F.    Foy,    Mar.     14,    '64. 

"  George    Haight,    Dec.    19,    '63.... 

"  E.    W.    Hyroop,    Nov.    12,    '61... 

"  Qharles    Linck,    Nov.    29,    '61... 

"  Mos.    Davidheiser,    Dec.    6,    '61.. 

«'  Samuel     Neely,    Dec.     2,     '61.... 

"  Henry   Manice,    Dec.    23,    '61.... 

"  John    Fassett,    Nov.    20,    '61 


"     James    W.    Haig,    Nov.    22,    '61 


"     James    Neely,    Sept.     15,    '62.... 

Lewis    W.    Snyder,    Sept.    6,    '62. 

41     Joseph    Kennedy,    Feb.    21,    '63.. 


Wm.   Lafferty,   Nov.    13,   '61. 
"     William   Barba,    Dec.    10,    '61 


"  Josiah    Bright,    Nov.    30,    '61.... 

"  Joseph  R.  Bright,  Feb.  29,  '64.. 
Corp.  H.  W.  Coursey,  Jan.  4,  '64.... 

'  Augus   C.   Jacoby,  Jan.   2,   '64.... 

'  Jas.  A.  Sterling,  April  11,  '63. 

"  Elijah  Hoffman,  Dec.  30,  '63. 

"  Andrew  Hunter,  Jan.  18,  '64 

"  John  Kuhns,  Feb.  7,  '63 

"  Thos.    M.    Reeves,    Aug.    19,    '63. 

"  Alfred   J.    Mohr,   Jan.    2,    '64.... 

"  Walker    Hoopes,    Nov.    16,    '63.. 

William  J.   Irwin,  Feb.    i,  '64.  .  .  , 

1  Harrison  Spickler,  Feb.  29,  '64. 

"  George  W.  Wetzel,  Mar.  31,  '64 

"  Geo.    W.    Stevens,    Nov.    22,    '64, 

'  Samuel    W.    Clark,    Sept.    3,    '62 


..  Prom,  to  Cor.,  Feb.  i,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Sept.   15,  '64 — 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 
. .  Prom,  to  Cor.,  Nov.  10,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.  7,  '64 — • 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 
..Promoted  to  Corp.,  Sept.  15,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Dec 

7,    1864 — wounded  at  Chapin's  Farm,   Va.,   Sept. 
29,    1864 — mustered  out  with  battery,   January  29, 

1866 — Vet. 
..  Prom,  to  Cor.,  Sept.   15,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.  7,  '64 

— pris.   from   Sept.   29,    1864,   to   Jan.    24,    1865 — • 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 
..  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  7,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  i,  1865— 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

— died    1899. 
.  .  Wd.   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,   '64 — pr.   to 

Cor.,  June   i,   '65 — to   Sergeant,  June  20,    1865 — • 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet 
.  .  Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  14,  '65 — • 

mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  .  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  May  2,  '62 
.  .  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Apr.  26,  1862 — to  Sgt.,  June  i,  '62 — • 

disch.    Nov.    22,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
.  .  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Apr.   26,   1862 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  22,   1862 

— disch.    Dec.    5,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 
..  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.   17,   1862 — to  Sgt.,  Oct.  z,   1862— 

wounded  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  '64 — 

disch.    Dec.    22,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
..Pr.  to  Cor.,   Feb.    17,    1862— to   Sgt.,   Sept.    15,   '64 

— disch.    Dec.    22,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 
..Promoted  to  Cor.,   Oct.   2,    1862 — to   Sgt.,   June    i, 

1863 — wd.   at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.   29,   '64 

— disch.    Dec.    3,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 
. .  Promoted  from  Cor.,   Sept.  6,   '62 — Capt.  in  batt'y 

H,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  fr.  Apr.  20  to  Aug.  26,  '64— 

discharged  Nov.   21,    1864 — expiration  of  term — 

died   1890,   at   Philadelphia. 
..  Promoted  to  Cor.,  Sept.   15,   1864 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.   i, 

1864 — disch.  by  General  Order,  June  20,  1865. 
..  Promoted  to  Cor.,  Sept.  15,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Feb.  5, 

1865 — disch.  by  General  Order,  June  20,  1865. 
..Promoted  to  Cor.,  Dec.  9,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  3, 

1865 — disch.   by   General    Order,    Nov.    18,    1865. 
..  Promoted  to  2d  Lieut,  battery  H,   Oct.    i,    1862. 
.  .  Promoted     from     Corporal,     April     26,     '62 — to    2d 

Lieut,  battery  A,   Nov.   29,    1862. 
.  .  Promoted  to  Corporal,  April  26,  '62 — to  Sgt.,  Apr. 

3,  1863 — to  Com.  Sgt.,  Aug.  12,  1864 — died  1896. 
.  .  Promoted  to  Cor.,  Sept.  15,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  3, 

1865— to    Com.     Sgt.,    May    3,     1865— Vet. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
..Promoted    to    Corporal,    July    15,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
..Promoted    to    Corporal,    July    15,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
..Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866. 
.  .  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — died    1901. 
.  .  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   30,    '62. 
.  .  Pr.  to  Cor.,  June   i,    1863 — 2d  Lt.   in  batt'y  C,  26 

Pro.   Art'y,   fr.   Apr.   28  to   Aug.   26,    1864 — wd., 

with   loss   of   leg,    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17, 

1864 — disch.   on   Surg.  cert.,   April  29,    1865. 


ROSTER.  271 

Corp.  Randall   II.    Wolf,   Dec.    2,   '61 Promoted  to   Corporal,    May    31,    1862 — discharged 

Dec.    i,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

"     Josiah    Wilt,     Dec.     9,     '61 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    1864 — discharged 

Dec.     8,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     W.   H.  De  Coursey,  Mar.   7,  '63 Pr.   to   Cor.,    Feb.    i,    '64 — 2d   Lt.    in  batt'y   H,   2d 

Provisional   Artillery,    from   April    28,   to   Aug.    26, 
1864 — disch.   by   special   order,    Nov.   22,    1864. 

"     Jas.    C.    M'Cartney,    Dec.    2,    '63 Promoted  to   Corporal,   Feb.    5,    1865 — to  U.    S.    C. 

Troops,    April    22,    1865. 

"     Samuel    Courtney,    Aug.    23,    '62 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    5,    1865 — discharged 

by   General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     James    Daverlin,    Aug.    23,    '62 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Jan.     i,     1865 — discharged 

by   General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     Joseph   D.    Mills,   Jan  20,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Jan.     i,    1865 — discharged 

by    General    Order,    July    19,    1865. 

"     Albert    Abbott,     Feb.     6,     '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    '65 — discharged 

by    General    Order,    July    20,    1865. 

"     John    Dunlap,    Dec.    14,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    r,    1865 — discharged 

on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Dec.    14,    1865. 

"     Charles    S.    Price,    April    i,    '63 Promoted   to    Corporal,    June    i,    1863 — transferred 

to   Signal   Corps — date   unknown. 

"     Butler    Downing,    Nov.    19,    '61 Died  at   Fortress   Monroe,    Va.,    Sept.    i,   '64 — bur. 

in    National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 

'     John  Miller,  Aug.   27,   '62 Died  at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    Oct.    6,    '64 — bur. 

in    National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 

"     James     M'Cabe,     Dec.     10,     '61 Deserted    May    16,    1863. 

Bugler   James   Clark,    Aug.    28,    '62 Absent,   sick,    at   muster  out. 

'     James  M'Gowan,   Dec.   6,   '61 Discharged   Dec.    5,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Harry    Beesley,    Jan.     4.     '64 Deserted    August    17,    1865. 

Artificer  Rob.  Middleton,  Dec.   14,  '61 Promoted    to    Artificer,    Dec.    23,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Christian    Rice,    Feb.    14,    "61 Promoted     to      Artificer,      December      28,     1865 — 

mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     James    Barclay,    Aug   28,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Geo.  S.  Bessonet,  Dec.  2,  '61 Discharged   Dec.    i,    1865 — expiration  of  term. 

Rob.    Crawford,    Sr.,    Dec.    27,    '6i...Died  at   Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  April    i,    1864. 

Private   Ayres,   Jos.    L.,   Oct.    14,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Anderson,    John,    Dec.    31,    '63 Deserted    July    16 — returned    Dec.    29,    1864 — mus 
tered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Alexander,    John,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   April   8,    '62. 

"     Alchin,  George  L,.,   Sept.  29,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865 — 

died    1890. 
'     Adams,    William.    A.,   Jan.    26,    '64.  ..  Discharged  by   General    Order,    Aug.    16,    1865. 

'     Allen,    George,    Feb.     16,    '63 Transferred   to   battery    H,    March    8,    1863. 

1     Armstrong,  Jos.  O.,   Mar.   3,   '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   Apr.    23,   '64 — Vet. 

Allen,    Samuel    C.,    Nov.    18,    '61 Drowned  near   Fort   Lincoln,   D.    C.,  June  21,   '63. 

'     Arney,    John    W.,    Feb.    7,    '64 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Nov.    14,    1865 — buried 

in   Poplar  Grove  Nat.   Cem.,  division  D,  section 
A,   grave    15. 

'     Atkins,     Stephen,     Mar.     6,     '63 Deserted    May    2,    1863. 

'     Anderson,     Theodore     Deserted    January    2,    1863. 

Abel,    John    A.,    Feb.    17,    '64 Deserted   August    18,    1865. 

Becker,    Aaron,    Mar.    17,    '64 Wounded   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,   '64 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Bailey,  Edward  H.,  Feb.   16,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Bosworth,   Burt.   K.,   Mar.   31,   '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Bell,    Benjamin   J.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Bond,    Joseph,    Nov.    30,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Boshart,    John,    Nov.    30,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    April    8,    '62. 

Baker,  Th(f>.  W.,  Dec.  7,  '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,   April   8,    '62. 

Bum,   Jacob,    R.,    Nov.   25,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,    Sept.    13,   '62. 

Burgher,  Wm.   H.,   Nov.    18,   '61 Discharged   Nov.    17,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Barwis,    Samuel,    Feb.    23,    '64 Discharged    April    29,    1865,    for    wounds    received 

at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Bunting,    William,    Aug.    26,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May    15,    '65. 

Bratton,    Wm.    H.,    Mar.    30,    '61 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Jan.    8,    '65. 

Brittain,  Thos.  L.,*   Sept.    i,   '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 

Bowker,    Thos.    W.,    Sept.    15,    '62 Discharged — date    unknown. 

Bussey,    Edward,    Mar.    30,    '64 Tr.  to  battery  H,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  23,  1864. 

Bernhardt,    Basillus,    Feb.    24,    '64.  ..  Transferred   to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Brochey,    Samuel,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    M — date    unknown. 

Black,    J.     K.,    Feb.     26,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April   20,    1864. 

Benner,    Abraham,    Nov.    22,    '61 Missing    in    action    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept. 

29,    1864 — Vet. 
Buckley,   Francis  B.,   Nov.    18,   '6i...Mis.  in  act.   at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,   '64. 

Bunn,    James,    Mar.    13,    '63 Deserted   June    5,    1863. 

Beitleman,    John,    July    24,     '62 Deserted   June   5,    186.3. 

:     Beitleman,    Ephr.,    July    24,    '62 Deserted    June    6,    1863. 


272 


ROSTER. 


Private  Bannister,  Jos.   H.,   Mar.   26,   '63.. 
Brown,    James    M.,    Jan.    5,    '64.. 

"      Bailey,    John,     Mar.     24,     '63 

"  Buss,    Wilson   H.,    Feb.    25,    '64... 

"  Beitleman,    Sylv.    Dec.    9,    '61.... 

"      Bullas,    Robert,    Nov.    26,    '61 

Baker,    Christian,    Feb.    8,    '64 

Beiger,     Samuel,     Feb.     26,     '64... 

'  Coward,   George  W.,  Jan.  4,  '64.. 

"  Coursey,    beptimus,    Feb.    8,    '64.. 

"  Crist.    George    T.,    Feb.    4,     '64.. 

"  Crist,    John    S.,    April    13,    '64... 

'     Carey,   James   B.,   Feb.    12,   '64 

"  Chamberlain,   Luc.,   Mar.   22,   '64.. 

"  Cribbs,    Chris.     M.,    Feb.    2,    '64.. 

'     Cornish,    Henry,    Feb.    6,    '64 

"  Connelly,   He.nry  M.,  Mar.   7,   '64. 

'  Clawson,  John,  Feb.  2,  '64 

"  Cady,  James,  Mar.  22,  '64 

"  Clark,  Jacob,  W.,  Nov.  19,  '61.. 

"  Christine,  Robert  L,.,  Feb.  4,  '64.. 

'  Cowperthwaite,   E.,   Dec.    19,    '61 .  . 

'  Chesser,  John  W.,   Nov.    18,   '61.. 

'      Clegg,    Henry,    Feb.     6,    '64 

'  Crawford,  Rob.  Jr.,  Aug.  21,  '62 

"  Cooper,  John,  Sept.  6,  '64 


Chapman,   Ira,*   Aug.   27,   '64 

Cooper,    Benjamin,*    Sept.    20,    '64. 

Cundy,    Collin,    Oct.     10,    '62 

Chambers,  Jos.  E.,  Feb.  16,  '64... 
Cheffiins,  John  L.  F.,  Dec.  27,  '61. 

Cole,    Jacob,    Mar.     17,    '64 

Cornelius,  Geo.  W.,  Mar.  17,  '64. 
Crist,  Joseph  F.,  Feb.  14,  '64.... 
Conover,  Win.  B.,  Dec.  21,  '63.... 

Cole,     James,     Mar.     17,     '64 

Corbitt,  Wilson,  Mar.  18,  '63... 
Creasey,  Jesse  E.,*  Sept.  i,  '64... 

Coulter,     James,     Feb.     12,     '63... 

Cento,    Gabriel,    Mar.    30,    '63 

Clouser,  George,  Feb.  21,  '63.... 
Courtwright,  S.  C.,  Feb.  24,  '64... 
Campbell,  Walt.  C.,  Dec.  2,  '61.. 

Clevinger,    EHas,    Dec.    4,    '61 

Cook,  Wrilliam  J.,  Mar.  25,  '64... 
Degaton,  Chris.  M.,  Jan.  29,  '64. 
Donough,  Joseph  L.,  Feb.  6,  '64... 
Diffenderfer,  L.  C.,  Feb.  26,  '64. 

Doerr,    Charles,    

Dubosq,    Frank,    Jan.    4,    '64 

Davis,    William,    Feb.    23,    '63 

Donever,  Oliver,  Nov.  27,  '61.... 
De  Frehn,  John,  Nov.  29,  '61  .  .  .  . 
De  Arman,  Abr'm.,  Feb.  29,  '64... 

David,    Thomas,   April    i,    '64 

Drewenger,    Ad.,    Mar.    24,    '63... 

Ducas,    John    J.,    Jan.    2,    '64 

Davis,  Charles  A.)  Dec.  3,  '62 

Dumont,  Charles,  Oct.  10,  '62.... 
Defore,  August,  Jan.  31,  '63.... 
Duncan,  Warren  H.,  Feb.  27,  '64. 
Esslinger,  George,  Feb.  12,  '64... 


Edwards,    Frank,    Sept.    3,    '62 

Everly,    Ephraim    S.,    Mar.    30,    '64. 

East,    Elisha    D.,    July    25,    '63 

Endress,    Peter,    Dec.    2,    '63...... 

Erskine,    Martin,    Dec.    2,    '63 

Erwein,   Charles  W.,  Jan.   4,  '64... 


.  Deserted   July    28,    1863. 

•  Deserted    February    19,    1864. 
.  Deserted   June    23,    1865. 

•  Deserted    August    17,    1865. 

•  Deserted   August    15,    1865 — Vet. 

•  Deserted   January    4,    1862. 

•  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

•  Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

•  Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

.  Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — 

captured    September    29,     1864. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 
.  Died   at   City   Point,   Va.,   October   4,    1864. 
.  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July    19,    '62. 
.  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   20,   '64. 
.  Discharged    Dec.    18,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 
.  Discharged    Dec.    3,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 
.  Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 
.  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 
.  Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   3,    1865. 

wounded    September    29,    1864. 
.  Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 
.  Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 
.  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    16,    1865. 
.Discharged   by   General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 
.  Transferred   to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,    '64. 
.Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   23,    1864. 
.Transferred  to  2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   23,    1864. 
..Discharged   Aug.    3,    to    date   January    29,    1866. 
.  Died   July    12,    '64 — buried    in    National    Cemetery, 

City   Point,    Va.,    sec.    D,    div.    4,    grave    141. 
.  Died  at   Fortress  Monroe,   Va.,   October  6,    1864 — 

buried    in    National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 
.  Died  Oct.  29,  of  wds,  rec.  at  Boydton  Plank  Rd., 

Oct.    27,    '64 — bu.    in   Nat.    Cem.,    Hampton,    Va. 
.  Captured    September   29,    1864 — died   at    Salisbury, 
Dec.    24,    1864. 
une   6,    1863. 
uly   28,    1863. 
uly   28,    1863. 
uly    17,     1864. 
.  Deserted   December  4,    1861. 
.  Deserted    December    5,    1861. 
.  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

.  Absent,    on    detached    service,    at   muster    out. 
.  Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Aug.    19,   '62. 
.  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    17,    1865. 
.  Transferred  to   battery    H,    March    8,    1864. 
.  Transferred   to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,    Tan.    28,    '64. 
.  Transferred   to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.    28,    '64. 
.  Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Artillery,   April  23,    1864. 
.  Transferred   to    2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April   23,    1864. 
.  Deserted    August    7,    1863. 
.  Deserted   June    19,    1864. 
.  Deserted  January  4,   1863. 
.  Deserted   January   25,    1863. 
.  Deserted    March   8,    1863. 

.  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    8,    1865. 
.  Wounded    and    captured    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va., 

Sept.    29,    1864 — exchanged    February    25,    '65 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866 — 

died    1892. 

.  Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 
.  Transferred  to   2   Pro.    Artillery,   April    23,    1864. 
.  Deserted    June    5,     1864. 
.  With    Horse    Battery    B. 
.  Deserted  April  8,    1862. 
.  Prisoner  from   Sept.    12,    1864,  to  March   i,    1865 — 

discharged  by  General   Order,  July   3,   '65 — Vet. 


N.    C, 

.  Deserted 
.  Deserted 
.  Deserted 
.  Deserted 


ROSTER.  273 

Private  Edwards,  M.  L-f  Feb.  23,  '64 Not    on    muster-put    roll. 

i*ox,    John,    Dec.    26,     63 Mustered  out   with   battery,   January   29,   1866. 

Franklin,    George,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Fink,    Charles    II.,    Dec.    31,    '63 Mustered  out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

Fosnot,    Lewis    C.,    Jan.    30,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866 — 

detached    July    25,    1864. 

Fosnot,   Joshua,   Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Frey,    Henry,    Mar.    31,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

Fleming,    Fran.   E.,   Mar.   25,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   January  29,    1866. 

Fox,    Joseph,    Dec.    26,    '63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July    14,    "64. 

Fisher,    Richard,    Dec.    6,    "61 Discharged    Dec.    5,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Fosnot,    Edward   W.,    Feb.    16,    '64.  ..  Discharged  by   General    Order,   June  9,    1865. 

Fedder,   Theodore,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Fickhardt,    Fr.    W.,    Jan.    2,    '64 Died  at  Chapel   Spring  Hos.,  D.  C.,  Mar.  9,    1864. 

Fickhardt,    Aug.    R.,   Jan.    2,    '64 Died  at  Chapel  Spring  Hos.,  D.  C.,  March  9,  1864. 

Fitzgerald,   Geo.   W.,   Aug.   26,    '63...  Died    at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    Aug.    6,    '64,    of 

wounds    rec.    at    Petersburg — buried    in    National 
Cemetery,    Hampton. 

Fridy,    Cyrus,    M.,    Nov.    21,    '63 Died  at   Point  of   Rocks,   Va.,   Sept.   27,    1864. 

Fethergill,    Henry,    Feb.    23,    '64 Captured — died  at  Danville,  Va.,  Nov.   18,   1864. 

Farrell,   James,    Mar.    13,   '63 Deserted    June    6,    1863. 

Flood,  James,    Feb.    15,   '64 Deserted    March    4,    1864. 

Fortna,    Matthias,    Feb.    24,    '64 Deserted   August    17,    1865. 

Fowler,   Ogden   B.,    Feb.    18,    '63 Deserted    March    8,    1863. 

Ferrestein,    Edw.,    Mar.    31,    '63 Deserted    May    2,    1863. 

'     Girard,    Charles,    Mar.    19,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Gorman,    Samuel,    Nov.    27,    '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

4     Gallagher,    William    Feb.    i,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Greenawalt,    W.    H.,    Mar.    13,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with    battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Gordon,    Charles,    Nov.    22,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Dec.    3    '62. 

"     Graves,    Andrew,    Sept.    16,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     Gensel,    Samuel,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

'     Garwood,  Wm.   H,.   Feb.   23,  '63 Transferred   to   battery   D,    March,    12,    1863. 

'     Gardner,    George,    Nov.    22,    '61 Transferred  to   Vet   Ves.    Corps,   Jan.    28,    1864. 

'     Gantz,     Peter,     Feb.     26,     '64 Tr.  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  23,   1864 — died  Aug.  8, 

'64 — buried  in  Poplar  Grove  Nat.    Cem.,  Peters 
burg,  Va.,  division  D,   Section  A.   Grave   26. 
'     Gates,   Ferdinand  M.,  April  8,   '64. ..  Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April    23,    1864. 

'     Grant,     Stephen,     Mar.     2,     '64 Transferred  to  battery  II — date   unknown. 

•     Getz,    John,    Dec.    13,    '61 Deserted  June  6,   1863. 

'     Givins,    Newman,    Mar.    6,    '63 Deserted   June   28,    1863. 

'     Garvey,    Edward     Deserted   April    16,    1864. 

'     Gardner,    Thomas,    Mar.    25,    '64 Deserted    August    17,    1865. 

'     Green,  John  M.,   Mar.  24,   '63 Deserted   May    10,    1863. 

'     Geist,    Henry,    Feb.    27,    "64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Gray,    James,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

1     Heckman,    Jacob,    Dec.    5,     '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

Hawk,    Samuel,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered   out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hendricks,    Jacob,    Dec.    9,    '61 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Apr.    8,    '62. 

Huber,    Henry   C.,    Dec.    7,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May  22,   "62. 

Hodaswitch,   R.   L.,   Feb.    10,   '63 Discharged    by    special    order,    Aug    14,    1864. 

Hanson,    Christ.    F.,    Dec.    9,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    8,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Heustis,   Collin,   Aug.   26,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   July   3,    1865. 

'     Heinicke,   William,   Aug.   28,    '62 Wounded    with    loss    of    arm,    Oct.    29,    1864 — dis 
charged  by   General   Order,   July   29,    1865. 

Harris,    Orlando,    Jan.    4,    '64 Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June     18,     1864— 

Discharged  July    i,    1865. 
Haveland,    William,    Mar.    28,    '63.  ..  Transferred  to    Vet.    Res.   Corps,  Jan.    28,    1864. 

Hagerty,    Patrick,    Dec.    27,    '61 Transferred   to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Jan.    28,    1864. 

Henning,   Wm.    L,.,   Mar.    26,   '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y.,   April   23,    1864. 

Huddell,  Joseph  L.,   Feb.   23,   '64 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Hannawalt,   Wm.   H.,   Feb.    16,   '64...Mis.at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,   '64 — Vet. 
1     Hardee,   John   K.,   Jan.    16,   '64 Died    May    20,     1864 — buried    in    National    Ceme 
tery,    Arlington,    Va. 

Hyde,    William,    Dec.     18,    '61 Died    at    Point    Rocks,    Va.,    Dec.     14,     1864 — bu. 

in    National    Cemetery,    City    Point,    section    A, 
division    4    .grave,    68. 

Hope,   William   T.,    Feb.    23,   '64 Killed    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    7,    1864 — bu. 

in    National    Cemetery,    section    D. 

Hady,   William   A.,   Mar.   28,   '63 Deserted    May    15,     1863. 

Harris,    Henry,    Mar.    24,    '63 Deserted   June    5,    1863. 

Hughes,   James,    Mar.   24,   '63 Deserted    June    8,    1863. 

Heinicke,     Lewis,    Aug.    26,     '62 Deserted  March   29,    1864. 

Harvey,  George  W.,  Tune  5,  '63 Deserted  April  18,   1864. 

Henderson    H.    C.,    Mar.    17,    '63 Deserted   July    28,    1863. 

Hall,     Albert,     Feb.     16,     '64 Deserted    August    17,     1865. 

Howarth,   John,   Nov.   21,   '63 Deserted   January   23,    1863. 

Haycock,    Aaron,    Mar.    31,    '63 Deserted   May   2,    1863. 


274  ROSTER. 

Private  Hyatt,     Francis,    Dec.    29,     '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Haney,    Jacob,    Mar.    5,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Jones,     Isaiah,     Feb.     6,     '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29     1866 

Jacoby,    John    F.,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July   3,    1865. 

Tohn,   Henry  T.,   Sept.   2,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    8,    i86s. 

aggers,    Edmund,    Nov.    20,    '61 Transferred  to   Vet.   Res.    Corps,   Jan.   28,    1864. 

ohnston,    Jonothan,    Mar.    28,    '62 ...  Deserted  May   15,    1863. 

ohnson,    Cloyd,    Aug.    4,    '62 Deserted    December     28,     186^. 

kmes,    William,    Feb.    20,    '63 Deserted   March    8,    1863. 

ymdrick,    Wm.    K.,    Nov.   23,    '61 Discharged    on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Apr.    8,    '62 

Kendrick    Samuel,   Sept.    i,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Kelly     John,    Dec.    7,     63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Mar.    6,    '64 

Keech,   Samuel  H.,   Dec.   23,   '63 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Nov.    22,    1865 

Kellam    William,  Nov.  3,  '62 Discharged    Nov.    2,    1865— expiration   of   term. 

Kerr,    John,    Dec.    23,     61 Deserted  April    14,    1862— returned  Mar.   30,   '63— 

,-,.     .  discharged    Nov.    22,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Kleckner,    John,    Mar.    30,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  Apr.  23,    1864— 

„    .  .  died  at   Philadelphia,    Pa.,   Aug.    n,    1864. 

Knickerbocker    H.,  Mar.   31,  '64 Transferred   to    battery    H— date    unknown. 

Kitch,   Michael   B.,   Mar.   25,   '64 Transferred  to   2d    Pro.    Art'y,    Apr.    21,    1864 

Kent,  Thomas  R.,  Mar.  9,  '63 Deserted    October    4,    1863. 

Koch,    Samuel    M.,    Dec.    16,    '63 Deserted   August    15,    1865. 

Koch,    Wilson   J.,    Mar.    31,    '64 Deserted   August    17,    1865. 

Kennedy,    John,    Feb.    8,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Krewson,    John    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Lofton,    Charles,    Jan.    20,    '64 Absent,   sick,   at  muster  out. 

Lee    James  W.,  Jan.   20,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

J^eadom     John,    Feb.    24,     64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Li   ey,    MKean    D.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Lilley,  John  E-,  Mar.  29,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

ivorain,    John    E-,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

l>  £ec-    9»   '6l Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    26,    '63. 

C       II  XT /-»t-         IT         *^T  T^:~~l_ 1      XT _  n  s-  •          .  •  f      . 


died   October   9,    1864. 

Landlm,  Jacob,   Mar.   3,   '63 Deserted    Tune    6,    1863. 

Lewis,    Charles,    Jan.    5,    '64 Deserted    February    10,    1864. 

Lewis,    Isaac,    Nov.    16,    '61 Deserted  April    19,    1862. 

Langan,    Patrick,    Aug.    26,    62 Deserted    January    21,    1863. 

Lane,    Richard,    Nov.   29,    '61 Deserted   January    7,    1862. 

Massaroon,    Edward,    Nov.    29,    '61 ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866— Vet. 

Mann,    Oliver,    Jan.    19,    '64 Absent,   sick,  at  muster  out. 

Malone     Thomas,    Dec.    16,    '63 Absent,    without    leave,    at   muster    out. 

Miller,     William,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Murdock,    James,    June    18,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

ATyeru'   ^harles»    Feb-    26>    >64 Mustered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Marsh,   Thomas,    Sept.    i,   '62 Discharged' on  Surgeon's  certificate,  April    15,   '65. 

Moyer,  John  X.,  Jan.  27,  '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May   15,    1865. 

Munion    Samuel,    Sept.    2,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  22,    1865. 

Manuel,   Edward,  Jan.   23,   '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Aug.   29,   '65. 

Martin,    Henry    E      Mar.    n,    '64. ...  Transferred— date     and     regiment     unknown. 
Merritt   Samuel    W.,    Mar.    31,    '64. ..  Transferred    to    battery    H— date    unknown. 

Morns,      ihomas      Transferred  to  2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April  23,    1864. 

Myers,   James   A.,   April    14,    '64 Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Artillery,   April   23,    1864. 

Moser,    Samuel    A.,    Feb.    29,    '64. ..  Transferred  to  2d   Pro.   Artillery,   April  23,    1864. 

Myers,    Andrew,    Mar.    28,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    B— date    unknown. 

Mahoney     Thomas,    Mar.     12,    '63.  ..  Deserted    May    i^,    1863. 

Michael,    Lewis,    Nov.     16,    '61 Deserted    June    6,    1863. 

Murphy,    Samuel   N.,    Dec.    28,    '61 ...  Deserted  January  7,    1862. 

Mather,    James,    Dec.    6,    '61 Deserted    December    7,    1861. 

Mortimer,    Alex.,    Mar.    25,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

?!eyer'vJohn    H''    Man    5'    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Mast,  William  H.,  Dec.  29,  '63 Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

M  Monigle,    Thos.,    Dec.    26,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,     1866— 

.  wounded    September    29,    1864. 

MCIam,   Augustus,   Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered   out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

MGlone,    Patrick,    Dec.    2,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate.   Jan.    18,    '62. 

MGonnell,    Francis,    Nov.    19,    '61 ...  Discharged    Nov.    20,    1864— expiration    of   term. 
™,~onnel>    Andw-»    Nov-    27,    '6 1.  ..  Discharged   Nov.    26,    1864— expiration   of   term. 


H,£urdy'    Samuel,    Dec.    9,    '61 Discharged  by    General    Order,    Tune    20,    1865. 

MCauley,    James,    Dec.    9,    '61 Transferred    to    U.    S.    Army,    Nov.    18,    1863. 

M  Govern,    Lawr'e.,    Dec.    28,    '6 1...  Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,    Va.,   Jan.    r,    1865 — 

ried    in    National    Cerm 

M'Guire,     James,     Feb.     29,     '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

M  Nerron,    Malcom,    Nov.    18,    '61 ...  Deserted    April    19,    1862. 
M'Cauley,    Joseph,    Dec.    9,    '61 Deserted    March   9,    1863. 


ROSTER, 

Private  Nohrenhold,   H.   S.,   Mar.   7,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  r  29,  ,1866— yet,,,,. 

"     Neely     Robert,    Nov.    20    ,'6i Discharged    Nov.    19,    1864— expiration  ,of   term.  • 

"     Norgraves,   Chas.    E.,  Dec.   5,   '61 ....  Discharged  Dec.   4,    i864^expiration  of  term 

"     Overton,   Martin,    Mar.    31,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866— 

captured    September   29,    1864. 

Overton,    Samuel  C,   Mar.   31,   '64.  ••  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866.  ; 

Ott,    Charles    H.,    Sept.    3,    '62.. Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  30,    1865. 

O'Farrell,    John    C.,    Feb.    12,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,    Sept.    15,,. ,1865. 

Peterman',     John,     Feb.     10,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    iSgfc-Vet. 

Pancoast     James,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan..  29,    1866. 

Pressel,    Frederick,    Nov.    29,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    28,    1864— expiration    of   term. 

Paden,    David,    Mar.    30,    '64 Missing  at  Chapin's   Farm,   Ya.,   Sept.   29,    1864. 

Plattenberger,    J.,    Jan.    27,    '64 Discharged    August    17,    1865,,.  .,»«•      w,  . 

Phillips,    Charles,    Feb.    14,    '63 Deserted   March   9,    1864. 

Pott,  Davenport  C.,  Sept.  2,  '62 Died— date  unknown. 

"     Palmer     John   J.,    Feb.    6,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May   23,    1865. 

"     Parker,   James,    Nov.    22,    '61 Deserted. 

"     Quaste     Charles,    Feb.    9,    '64. Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Quier,    Tilghman,    Dec.    7,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    6,    1864— expiration    of  term. 

"     Royer,   Oliver   R.,   Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ressinger,    Samuel,    Mar.    29,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Russell,    John,    Nov.    18,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeons   certificate,   Dec.    20,62. 

Ruley, 'Chp.rles  T.   G.,   Nov.    19,   '61 ..  Discharged    Dec.    10,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

'     Rush     James     Dec.    3,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    2,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Ringrose,  Wm.  R.,  Sept.   i,  '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   20,    1866. 

'     Rye,    Ephraim    R.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Wd.   at   Weldon   Railroad,  Va.,  Aug.    23,     66— dis 
charged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   8,  1865. 

"     Ringrose,    Ellis,    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged  by    General    Order,   July    3,    i86y. 

"  -Randall,    Oliver   P.,   Mar.   4,   '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    Jan.    13,    1866. 

"     Reed,    George,    Jan.     16,    '63 Transferred    to    battery    H,    February    15,    1866. 

"     Rentz,    Lew-s,    Feb.    25,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    H— date    unknown. 

"     Roehm,    Gilbert,    Dec.    9,    '61 Missing    in    action    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept. 

29,    1864 — discharged    April    27,    1865. 
"     Robinson,    Myron    S.,    Mar.    29,    '64. .  Deserted    September   20,    1862. 

"     Rice,    Edwar.l    H.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Deserted   August    17,    1865. 

"     Rueff,    Henry,    Aug.    25,    '62 Died  Dec.   23,    1862— bu.   in  Mil.   Asy.   Cern.,  D.  C. 

"     Rinker,    John,    Feb.    24,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order.    Sept.    15,    :855- 

"     Schill,    Robert    F.,    July    27,    '63 Absent   sick,    at   muster    out. 

"     Stobzenbach,    Henry,    Jan.    13,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Starr,   John   W.,    Feb.    4,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  26,    1865. 

"     Smith,    John,    Mar.    26,    '63 ...Mustered   out   with   battery,    T 

"     Schultz,    Fred'k  A.,   Dec.    14,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

"     Segangast,  John,  Mar.  26,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

"     Slade,     Byron     B.,     Mar.     29,     '64. ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  . 

"     Slade,   Eben   E.,    Mar.    29,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Shaefer,    John,    Dec.    ro,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   8,   '62. 

"     Stewart,   George  W.,   Dec.   2,   '61. ...  Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   26,   '63. 

"     Smith,    William,    Nov.    23,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Shafer,    George    B.,    Dec.    7,    '61 Discharged    Dec.     i,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Stephens,    Jacob,    Feb.    24,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   3,    1865. 

"     Stigler,    Joseph    LM    Feb.    20,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order   June    7,    1865. 

"     Slawter,   Wm.    H.,   Sept.    i,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Search,    Elijah,*    Sept.    17,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Smith,    Henry,    Mar.    26,    '63 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 

"     Stahl,    Wm.    H.,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Prisoner  from  Sept.  29,   1864  to  March  14,   1865— 

discharged   by   General   Order,   June    15,    1865. 

"     Schuh,    Herman,    Har.     13,    '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   30,    1865. 

"     Smith,  Charles  H.,  Mar.    i,  '64 Tr.  to  2d  Provisional   Artillery,   April  23,    1864. 

"     St.    Clair,    George,    Nov.    30,    '61 Deserted     December     30,     1861. 

"     Smith,    Wm.    C.,    Dec.    28,    '61 Deserted     December     31,     1861. 

"     Snyder,    Albert,    Mar.    17,    '63 Deserted    May    2,    1863. 

"     Sargeant,    Alfred,     Mar.     13,    '63 Deserted    May    3,    1863. 

'     Sheppard,    Wm.    H.,    Mar.    4,    '63 Deserted    May    6,    1863. 

"     Stephens,    George   H.,   Nov.    22,   '61 ..  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    July   30,    '62 

— Wd.    June    17,    1864. 

"     Sneath,   John  W.,   Feb.   20,   '64 Not   on   muster-out  roll. 

"     Sanford,    Peter,    Mar.    25,    '64 Not   on   muster-out  roll. 

"     Toomey,    EHas,    April    14,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

Sept.     29,     1864. 
"     Toomey,     Levi,    April     14,     '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Taylor,   W.    H.    C.,    Nov.    16,    '61 ....  Discharged    Nov.    15,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

"     Tatem,    John    C.,    Dec.    2,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    7,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Trueman,    F.    W.,*    Aug.    24,    '64. ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

Thompson,    Wm.,    Jan.    10,    '63 Discharged    Jan.     10,     1866 — expiration     of    term. 

Taft,    Louis    M.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Promoted   to    Hospital    Steward,    July    i,    1865. 

Terwilliger,   Jas.    E.,   Mar.    28,    '64.  ..  Transferred    to    battery    B — date    unknown. 
"     Thompson,   Joseph,    Feb.   6.    '63 Deserted    June    6,    1863. 


rder,  May  26,  1865. 
y,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
y,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
y,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
r,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 


276 


ROSTER. 


Private  Townsend,    Henry,    Aug.    23,    '62 Deserted    April    28,    1863. 

Thompson,    George,    Feb.    6,    "63 Deserted    May    23,    1863. 

Unger,    Tames    L-,    Mar.    24,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Vance,    Thomas,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered   out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Vansdelle,    Alex.,    Feb.    28,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  23,   1864. 

Vergason,   Dan'l   D.,    Mar.    29,    '64...  Tr.    to   2d   Pro.    Art'y,    April   23,    1864 — died   July 

20,    1864 — bu.    in    Nat.    Cem.,  Arlington,    Va. 

Vance,  James  D.,  Mar.   24,   '64 Deserted    August    17,    1865. 

Vansant,  Wm.   H.,   Nov.  21,   '61 Deserted   Dec.    6,    1861. 

White,  George  W.,  Dec.   26,   '63 Mustered   put   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Weil,    Daniel    F.,    Jan.    5,    '64 Absent,    without    leave,    at    muster    out. 

Weiner,    Jacob,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Willomet,    Harrison,    Feb.    12,    '64. ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wills,    Louis    E.,    Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Witmer,    Henry   C.,    Nov.    16,   '63 Absent,   sick,  at  muster  out. 

Wakely,    Burton,    Mar.    30,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wittell,   Samuel  G.,   Mar.    7,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Weiser,  Thomas  L-,  Feb.  26,  '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
Webb,  David  W.,  Mar.  29,  '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 
Wilgus,  John  V.,  Feb.  13,  '64.  . . .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

Wolf,    George,    .Nov.    30,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    29,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

Weaver,    Francis,    Dec.    9,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    8,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Weikel,    Allen,    Dec.     5,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    4,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Wittell,   David   H.,   Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    7,    1865. 

Wolf,   Frederick,  Nov.    19,   '61 Disch.   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Nov.    18/65 — Vet. 

Wren,    John    Y.,    Sept.    2,    '62 Discharged    by    special    order,    Nov.    9,    1864 — died 

1899- 
Williams,  Joshua   B.,    Feb.    26,    '64.  ..  Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Artillery,    April    23,1864. 

Wolmer,    Henry,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Artillery,    April    23,1864. 

Wells,    Joseph,    Aug.    25,    '63 Died  Jan.   6,    1864 — bu.   in  Mil.   Asy.   Cem.,  D.   C. 

West,  Hugh   S.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Died   at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,   July    12,    1864. 

Warner,    Charles,    Mar.    30,    '64 Captured — died  at   Salisbury,   N.    C.,   Dec.   21,   '64. 

Wheeler,  Wm.   H.,  Mar.   30,   '63 Deserted    May    25,    1863.    . 

Walter,   Adolph,   Mar.    27,    '63 Deserted    June    16,    1863. 

Wilkie,    George,    Feb.    26'    .63 Deserted    June    13,     1863. 

Walters,    John,    Nov.    19,    "61 Deserted   July   4,    1863. 

Walters,    William,    Mar.    18,    '63 Deserted    July    28,    1863. 

Wamboldt,    Edward,    Nov.    12,    '62.  ..  Deserted   August    15,    1863. 
Wetherhill,  Jeffer'n  A.,  Mar.   19,  '64.  Deserted    September   21,    1864. 

White,  Jacob  F.,   Dec.   26,   '63 Deserted   May    5,    1865. 

Whitaker,   Charles,   Dec.    u,    '61 Deserted    December    12,    1861. 

Walsh,    James,    Dec.    27,    '61 Deserted    December    29,    1861. 

Woods,   Aaron,    Nov.    16,    '61 Deserted    July    31,    1863. 

Wilson,     Charles,     Feb.     25.     '63 Deserted    March    8,    1863. 

Waters,     James,     Feb.     25,     '63 Deserted    May    6,    1863. 

Wallace,   John,    Mar.    19,    '63 Discharged    May    6,    1863. 

Yohe,    William   W.,   Nov.    9,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    15,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Yeager,  William,  Mar.    19,  '64 Missing    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Yerkes,    Joseph,    Dec.    3,    '61 Deserted    December    4,    1861. 

Young,  William  D.,  Feb.  24,  '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,   July   20,    1865. 

Yeager,    Samuel   H.,   Feb.   26,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 


BATTERY  H. 


Capt.    Thomas    Wilhelm    Dec.    19,    '61 Promoted    to    Major,    November    25,    1862. 

'  Joseph  N.  Abbey,  Jan.  8,  '62 Promoted  from  ist  Lt.  battery  G,  Nov.  25,  1862 

— discharged  by  special  order,  Nov.  2,  1864. 

'  George  C.  Wilson,  Oct.  i,  '62 Com.  Capt.  battery  G,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30, 

1864 — not  mustered — capt'd  at  Chapin's  Farm, 
Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — pr.  from  2d  Lt.,  April  17, 
1865 — discharged  by  special  order,  June  8,  1865. 
ist  Lt.  John  S.  Jarden,  Dec.  n,  '61 Promoted  to  Capt.  battery  C,  Oct.  3,  1862. 

'  Edward  D.  C.  Loud,  Jan.  8,  '62 Discharged  by  special  order,  Jan.  7,  1865 — cap 
tured  June  29. 

'     Milton     Benner,     Jan.     28,     '62 Discharged    February    13,    1864. 

'  Alex'r.  Blackburn,  Dec.  14,  '63 Pr.  from  Cor.  battery  B,  to  ist  Sgt.,  Dec.  10/64 — 

to  2d  Lt.,  Jan.  24,  1865 — to  ist  Lt.,  May  3,  '65 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

1  Hiram  R.  Treher  Pr.  to  Sgt.,  Dec.  10,  1864 — to  ist  Lt.,  July  7,  '65 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 


ROSTER.  277 

ad  Lt.  John  W.   Hamilton,  Dec.    19,   '61 ...  Promoted  to    ist   Lt.   battery   I,   Oct.   2,    1862. 

"     Wm.    K.    Lafferty,    Nov.    13,    '61 Promoted    from    Sgt.    battery   G,    Oct.    i,    1862 — to 

ist    Lieut,    battery    M,    Dec.    17,    1862. 

"     Charles    H.    Boone,    Mar.    7,    '63 Discharged  by  special  order,  Oct.   4,   1864. 

"     Matthias     Bitner,    Jan.     6,     '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    March    i,    1864 — to    Sgt., 

Dec.  10,  1864 — to  2d  Lieut.,  Sept.  21,  1865 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

ist    Sgt.    John    Steele,    Jan.    30,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Mar.  23,  '65 — to  Sgt.,  June  24,  '65 — 

to  ist  Sgt.,  July  7,  '65 — wd.  at  Petersburg, 
Va.,  Aug.  19,  \64 — mus.  out  with  battery,  Jan. 
29,  '66— Vet. 

"     John    Exton,    Nov.     5,    '61 Promoted    to    ist    Sergeant,    December    19,    186' — 

to    Sergeant    Major,    Aug.    i,    1862. 

"     Robert    S.    Wharton,    Dec.    11,    '61 ...  Promoted  to  2d  Lt.  battery  A,   Sept.  26,   1862. 
"     Theodore    T.    Pryor,    Dec.    10,    '61 ...  Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

"     John    Brady,    Dec.    10,    '61 Pr.  to  Corporal,  May  3,   '63 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.    10/64 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Vet. 

"     John  D.  Clarke,  Nov.  23,  '61 Pr.  to  Corporal,  Mar.   i,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Dec.   10,  '64 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Vet. 

4     George   N.    Colvin,    Nov.    12,   '63 Pr.  to  Corporal,   Nov.    16,64 — to   Sgt.,  Jan.    i,   '65 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 
'     George  W.   Hartley,   Feb.   9,   '64.. ....Pr.  to  Corporal,  Dec.   10,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  July  i,  '65 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Louis    Wagner,     June    22,     '63 Pr.  to  Corporal,  Dec.  21,  '64 — to  Sgt.,  Sept.   i,  '65 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Charles    E.    Evans,   Jan.    25,    '64 Pr.  to  Corporal,  July  i,  '65 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  25,  '65 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Serg't.  John  F.   Spencer,  Mar.  29,  '64 Pr.  to  Corporal,  Jan.   i,  '65 — to  Sgt.,  Jan.   i,  '66 — 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Vet. 

'     George    Decker,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     William  Case,  Dec.    10,  '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Louis   H.    Pestana,    Dec.    21,    '61 Discharged  Dec.  20,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Louis    Atkinson,    Feb.    n,    '62 Com.    2d    Lieut.,    Feb.    14,    1864 — not    mustered — 

discharged    March    15,    1865. 

'     Charles  J.    Roberts,    Sept,   4,   '62 Promoted  to    Sergeant,   Dec.    21,    1864 — discharged 

by    General    Order,   June   23,    1865. 

'     John    Daly,    Sept.    4,    '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.    i,   1864 — to  Sgt.,   March  i,   1865 

— discharged  by  General  Order,  June  23,   1865. 

'     John     Bellis,     Dec.     3,     '61 Discharged    Dec.    2,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Hiram    Roth,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

"     Alfred    Knecht,    Aug.    2,    '62 Promoted    from    private    Mar.     i,    '65 — discharged 

by   General   Order,  June   23,    1865. 

1     Simon    Nolan,    Jan.    2,    '63 Discharged    Jan.     i,    1866 — expiration    of    term. 

Isaac    Cornell,    Feb.    25,    '64 Deserted    November    14,    1865. 

"     William    Smith,    Nov.    27,    '61 Deserted    July    23,    1862. 

Corp.   George    Sackett,    Feb.   9,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    10,    1864 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     William    Hagaman,    Feb.    18,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    24,    1864 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Tan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Jacob    Beers,    Feb.    9,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Walter   Reynolds,    Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     James  H.  Taylor,  Feb.  8,  '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

1     Erastus   P.    Ridgway,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ..  Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Stephen    Grant,    Mar.    2,     '64 Promoted    to    Corporal    Sept.    24,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     E.    W.    Dougherty,   Jan.    30,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,     Nov.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Patrick   Murphy,    Jan.    27,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,     Nov.     24,     1865 — prisoner 

from   Sept.   29,   to   Dec.   25,    1864 — mustered   out 
with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Samuel    Harp,    Feb.     19,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.    24,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Sylvester    Kitchen,    Feb.    n,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.    24,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd.    June    17, 
1864. 

'     John    C.    Downing,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.     9,     1864 — expiration    of    term — 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Tohn   D.   Guise,   Nov.   27,   '61 Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

'     Godfrey  Dressel,   Dec.    10,   '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

'     Christian    Leeser,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

'     John    H.    Rinker,    Sept.    4,    '62 Promoted   to    Corporal,    Dec.    10,    1864 — discharged 

by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 


278 


ROSTER. 


Corp.  Alfred    Koch,    Sept.    8,    '62 Promoted      to      Corporal,      Dec.       10,      1864 — dis- 

by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

"     Phineas   R,    Phillips,    Sept.   28,    '62 ...  Promoted      to      Corporal,      Dec.       10,      1864 — dis 
charged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1864. 

"     Hiram    C.    Rice,    Sept.    28,    '62 Promoted   to    Corporal,   Dec.    21,    1864 — discharged 

by    General    Order,    June   23,    1864. 

"     George   M.   Girton,    Feb.    19,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    Sept.   21,    1865. 

"     Joseph  De   Grass,   Dec.   4,   '61 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    3,    '62. 

"     Holden  T.  Vaughn,  Dec.   10,  '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June  23,   '62. 

"     Orlando    Keene,    Dec.     10,    '61 Transferred   to   battery    C,    Oct.    23,    1862. 

"     Palmer    Rosencranz,    Dec.    10,'    61 ...  Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    1864 — Vet. 

Philip   Duffy,    Sept.    6,    '62 Killed  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

'     Edwin    Rickert,    Feb.    19,    '64 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Nov.    9,    1865. 

Bugler   Frederick   Bowers,    Feb.    12,    '64.  ..  Promoted    to     Bugler,     June    24,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     William   N.   Nagel,   Feb.    15,   '64 Promoted     to     Bugler,     July     i,      1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Jesse     Reeves,     Sept.     8,     '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   23;   1865. 

James    T.    Davis,    Sept.    15,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  27,    1865. 

Libeas    Howe,    Feb.    28,    '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,    Nov.     i,     1865— mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wm.   F.   Fulkefson,  Feb.  27,  '64 Promoted    to    Artificer,    Nov.    24,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1864. 
Matthew   N.    Dubois,   Aug.    30,   '62.  ..  Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  23,    1865. 

'     George  B.   Wilbur,   Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    16,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Private   Aregood,   William,   Dec.   6,    '64.  ...  Wounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    '64 — dis 
charged    Dec.     14,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Achenbach,  F.  A.,  Feb.    19,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Alloway,    Richard,    Feb.    n,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ancott,    Andrew,    Jan.    28,    "64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ackerson,   Wm.    R.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    28,   '65. 

Allen,    George,    Feb.    16,    '63 Deserted   March   19,    1863. 

Bond,    Joseph,    Feb.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bernhardt,    Basillus,    Feb.    24,    '64. ..  Prisoner    from    Sept.    29,    to    Dec.    21,    1864 — mus 
tered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bates,    William    H.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
Beagle,    Andrew   J.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Burly,    Levi,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Burly,    William,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Blain,    Samuel    W.,    Mar.    24,    '64.  ..  Prisoner  from  July  30,    1864,  to  April   21,    1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Beals,    Thomas   J.,    Mar.    15.    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — cap 
tured    September   29,    1864. 

Battis,    Charles,    Dec.    12,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   May    10,    '62. 

Burnhardt,    John,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    o,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Brainard,    Marc's    W.,    Jan.    26,    '63.  .  Discharged   by   General   Order,   July   3,    1865. 

Bilyean,    George,    Aug.    13,    '62 Discharged  by  special   order,   Jan.    13,    1863. 

Baker,    Francis,    Feb.    6,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  A,    March  9,    1864. 

Brown,    William    M.,    Feb.    19,    '64...  Died    at   Annapolis,    Md.,    Nov.    4,    1864. 

Brooks,    Oscar    W.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Killed  ta   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    18,    1864. 

Barger,    Charles,    Feb.    25,    '63 Died   June   27   of   wounds   received    at    Petersburg, 

Va.,  June,   '64 — bu.   in   National   Cemetery,    City 
Point,    Va.,   section  D,   division  4,   grave,    108. 

Boyle,    Patrick,    Jan.    19,    '63 Died   at   Fort  Jefferson,   Fla.,   July   9,    1865. 

Bird,    James    H.,    Mar.    9,    '64 Discharged   Feb.    21,   to   date  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bryan,    Henry   G.,   Dec.    7,    '61 Deserted    December   23,    1861. 

Barnes,    Melville    D.,    Dec.    13,    '61 ...  Deserted  January  3,    1862. 

Baker,    Henry,    Dec.    30,    '61 Deserted  July   23,    1862. 

Brown,    Amaniel.    Jan.    21,    '63 Deserted  June  21,    1863. 

Been,    Charles,    Feb.    28,    '63 Deserted  March   13,   1863. 

Beagle,     Leonard,     Died   at  Washington,   D.    C.,   April   23,    1864. 

Clark,    James,    Mar.    4,    '64. ..„ Prisoner   from    Sept.   29,    1864  to   May   18,    1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Collins,    Jesse,    Feb.    18,    '64 Prisoner  from   Sept.   29,    1864,  to  Mar.   20,    1865 — 

absent,   sick,    at   muster  out — Vet. 
Campbell,    Geo.    A.,    Sept.    n,    '62.  ...  Prisoner  from   Sept.  29,    1864,  to  Mar.   20,    1865 — 

discharged  by  General   Order,   June    14,    1865. 
Crawford,    Jos.    W.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ...  Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Cramner,    Erin,    Mar.    29,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Conger,    William,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — cap 
tured   Sept.    3,    1865. 

Grouse,    William   H.,    Dec.    18,    '61 ...  Discharged    Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 
Consedine,    Thomas,    Dec.    15,    '62.  ...  Discharged    Dec.    15,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Cressman,    Tobias,    Sept.    4,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    5,    '62. 

Campbell,    Cornelius,    Dec.    7,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    I — date    unknown. 


ROSTER.  279 

Private  Crawford,    Porter    H.,    Feb.    19,    '64. .  Transferred    to    26.    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    1864— 

burial    record,     Peter    Crawford,     died    July    8, 
1864 — buried   in    Cypress   Hill   Cemetery,    L,.    I. 

'     Crawford,    Sylvester,    Feb.    19,    '64. ..  Transferred  to  battery   D — date  unknown. 
'     Cocoran,    Christopher,    Dec.    10,    '61 ..  Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,  June  28,   1862. 
'     Chawvin,    Louis   S.,   Aug.    22,    '62.  ...  Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,  June  28,    1862. 

'     Cole,   James    H.,    Nov.   27,    '61 Killed   at   Petersburg,    Va.,   June    18,    1864. 

'     Conyers,    Thos.    B.,    Feb.    3,    '64 Died  at   Petersburg,   Va.,  July  22,    1865. 

"     Cooper,    Gad   C.,*   Aug.    31,    '61 Deserted   October   10,    1865. 

'     Conners,    Charles,    Dec.    16,    '62 Deserted  May  18,  1863. 

'     Cooney,    Patrick,    Jan.    9,    '63 Deserted  July   i,   1863. 

1     Deemer,    William,    Dec.    29,    '63 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

"     Davis,    Wallace,    Jan.    29,    '64 Transferred  to  Co.  A,  9th  reg.  Vet.   Res.   Corps — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    Nov.    6,    1865. 

1     Dallison,    George,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Davis,   John   P.,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

July    30,    1864. 

'     Devlin,     Francis,     Absent,   sick,   at  muster  out. 

Delp,    Benjamin,    Feb.     18,    '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Davis,    William   H.,    Nov.    27,    '61 ....  Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration    of    term — 

wounded   June    18,    1864. 

1     Dennison,    Peter,    Dec.    22,    '62 Discharged    Dec.    21,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Davis,    Richard,    Dec.    5,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

1     Davis,    Frederick,    Feb.    23,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1865. 

Dufore,    August,    Jan.    31,    '63 Transferred  to  battery  G,   March    10,    1863. 

"     Dymond,    Wm.    H.,    Nov.    27,    '61 Transferred  to  battery   C,   Oct.   23,    1862. 

'     Dakin,    Peter,    Nov.    27,    '61 Died   at   Fort   Thayer,   D.    C.,   April   20,    1862. 

'     Davis,     Thomas Transferred  to  Co.  C,  24th  reg.  Vet.  Res.  Corps — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   Nov.    14,    1865. 

:     Davis,    William,    Feb.    23,    '63 Deserted  March  14,   1863. 

'     Delp,    Joseph,    Feb.     18,    6*4 Deserted  August  23,    1865. 

"     Ellicott,    Calvin,    Dec.    18,    '61 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out — Vet. 

"     Elser,    Frank    E.,    Nov.    27,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    24,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Edell,    Henry,    Feb.    :8,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   Dec.   21,    1865. 

1     Evans,   Thos.   M.,  Aug.   28,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  23,    1865. 

Edwards,    Samuel,    Sept.    5,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

'     Elder,    William,    Feb.    17,    '64 Transferred    to    2d    Independent    Co.,    V.    R.    C. — 

discharged  by   General    Order,    Feb.    7,    1866. 

Eggleton,    Judson,    Aug.    31,    '64 Deserted    October    10,    1865. 

Ferguson,    Henry    D.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  .  Discharged  by  General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Fisher,    C.    S.    M.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Feb.    6,    '65. 

Fisher,    John,    Dec.     12,    '61 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    3,    '62.. 

Ferry,    Michael,    Dec.     10,    '61 Transferred    to    battery    I — date    unknown. 

Ford,    Eugene    D.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   26.    1865. 

Fisher,    Peter,    Dec.    10,    '61 Died    November    16,    1864 — burial    record,    October 

23,    1864 — buried    near    Bristol,    Pa. 

1     Fluck,    Mahlon,    Sept.    4,    '62 Captured    Sept.    29,    1864 — died    at    Salisbury,    N. 

C.,   Feb.    ii,    1865. 

Francis,    George,     Discharged   on    General    Order,   July   22,    1865. 

Fitzer,    James,    Dec.    30,    '61 Deserted   April    13,    1862. 

:     Fitzpatrick,    Thos.,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Force,    Henry    M.,    Feb.    17,    '64 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Geary,    Peter,    Mar.    31,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

wounded  June    18,    1864. 

'     Gensil,   John,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Groover,    Wm.    B.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Grant,    John,    Dec.    6,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    3,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

'     Girton,    John    C.    R.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ..  Transferred    to    battery    A,    March    5,    1864. 

'     Grissim,   John,   Feb.   8,    '64 Tr.  to  V.   R.   C.— disch.  by  G.   O.,   Nov.    14,    1865. 

'     Gillespie,    Aaron,    Feb.    19,    '64 Tr.   to  battery  I,   2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April   20,    1864 — • 

died    at    Annapolis,    Md.,    July   23,    1864. 

'     Greaves,   George   D.,    Nov.    4,    '62 Killed    at    Rice's    Station,    Va.,    April    6,    1865. 

'     Girton,    George    M.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Discharged     by     special     order,     Sept.     8,     1865-— 

wounded  August  3,    1864. 

'     Gaumer,    Matthias,     Transferred  to   Co.   I,  22d  reg.   Vet.   Res.   Corps — • 

discharged  by  General   Order,  July   3,    1865. 

'     Gunter,    David,    Dec.    u,    '61 Deserted  August    19,    1862. 

'     Gates,    Henry,    Dec.    7,    '61 Deserted   July   3,    1863. 

'     Good,   William   R.,   Dec.    10,    '61 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Hoffman,    Francis   H.,   Jan.    27,    '63.  .  W'ounded    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    '64 — ab 
sent  at  muster  out. 

Harkins,    Patrick,    Jan.    25,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Hilbert,    George,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,  1866 — Vet. 

Harris,   George   W.,   Feb.    23,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 
Hickman,    Geo.    W.,   Jan.   20,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Henrahen,    Peter,    Feb.    20,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Huddell,   Joseph   L,.,   Feb.   23,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 


280  ROSTER. 

Private  Heller,    Edmund    H.,    Feb.    23,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hornbraker,    Jno.    C.,    Jan.    30,    '64..  Absent   on   furlough,   at   muster  out. 
"     Humphries,    Jno.    E-,    Jan.    8,    '62 ....  Discharged   on    Surg.   cer.,   June    10,    '65 — Vet. 
Hottenstein,   Jno.    H.,   April   29,    '62.  .  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   24,    1865. 

"     Hyde,    Robert,    Sept.    9,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Dec.    24,    '62. 

Hillegas,    George,    Sept.    4,    '62 Tr.   to   V.    R.   C.— disch.   by   G.    O.,   July   3,    1865. 

"     Hower,    Kersey,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred   to    2d    Pro.    Artillery,   Apr.    20,    '64 — 

killed  at  Petersburg. 

"     Herring,    Josiah,    Feb.    16,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   Apr.   20,   '64 — died 

at  Alexandria,   Va.,   Sept.   17,  '64 — grave,  2,678. 

"     Hamber,    Henry,    Feb.    19,    '64 Captured   Oct.    7,    1864 — died   at    Salisbury,   N.    C., 

December   31,    1864. 

"     Hedsal,   James   G.,   Dec.    3,    '61 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  19,  '64 — bu.  in  Pop 
lar  Grove  Nat.   Cem.,  div.  D,  sec.  A,  grave,  24. 

Harris,   John   D.,    Sept.    15,    '62 Deserted  April  29,   1863. 

"     Hood,    Joseph,    Dec.    23,    '62 Deserted  January   5,   1863. 

Hyskill,    Wm.    D.,   Jan.    26,    '64 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C.— disch.  by  G.  O.,  Nov.  15,   1865. 

"     Heybeck,    Philip,    Feb.    2,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Hall,    Robert,    Mar.    28,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Hickman,    Jas.    W.,    Mar.    30,    '64...  Died  Tan.  26,  '64 — bu.  at  Portsmouth  Grove,  R.  I. 

ule,     Lourde,     Dec.     30,     '62 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

ohnston,    Nathan,    Dec.    12,    '62 Discharged   Dec.    12,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

ohnston,    Jacob,    Dec.     10,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Apr.    18,    "62. 

ones,   George   H.,    Sept.    10,   '62 Captured  at  Chapin's  Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

ones,  John  D.,   Feb.    12,   '64 Died    July    27,    of    wds.    rec.    at    Petersburg,    Va., 

June   25,    '64 — bu.    in    Nat.    Cem.,    Hampton. 

Johnston,    Martin,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    25,    1865. 

Kline,    Isaiah,    Feb.     19,    '64 Wounded   at   Chapin's    Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    '64 — 

mustered   out   with   batttery,   January   29,    1866. 

Krout,    Reuben,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Kurrans,    Joseph,    Feb.    17,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kleckner,    Benj.,    Feb.    18,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Kleckner,    Peter,    Feb.    18,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kemmerer,    John,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Knickerbocker,    H.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

.Keen,    Whitefield,    Mar.     16,    '64 Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April    20,    1864. 

Klempp,    John,    Dec.     10,    '61 Transferred   to   battery    C — date   unknown — Vet. 

Kennedy,    James,    Jan.    2,    '63 Transferred   to   Veteran    Res.    Corps,    Feb.,    1864 — 

disch.    on    Surgeon'sx  certificate,    June   23,    1865. 

Kerr,    Robert,    Jan.    22,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    A,    March    9,    1864. 

Konold,     Christian,    Feb.    24,    '64.  ...  Captured — died — date    unknown. 

Kuhn,    John,    Sept.    4,    '62 Died    July    13,    of    wds.    rec.    at    Petersburg,    Va., 

June   22,    "64 — bu.    in    Nat.    Cem.,    Hampton. 

Kneass,   Alfred  W.,   Jan.    21,    '64. ...  Discharged  by   General    Order,    Aug.    i,    1865. 
Kramer,    Martin    S.,    Sept.    23,    '62.  ..  Transferred    to    company    H,    i8th    reg.    Vet.    Res. 

Corps — disch.  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

Kleckner,    Herman,    Jan.     19,    '63 Deserted   March    10,    1863. 

Lully,    Thomas,    Feb.    5,    '64 \bsent,   sick,   at   muster   out — Vet. 

Lunger,    Benj.    F.,    Feb.     19,    '64....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 
Lees,    Malchiah    R.,    Mar.    i,    '64....  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Long,    Henry    E-,    Mar.    20,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Leader,    Henry,    Feb.    29,    '64 Prisoner  from  June  2,   1864,  to  May   14,   '65 — mus 
tered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866. 

Lomas,    William,    Jan.    16,    '63 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May    16,    '65. 

Loor,    John    R.,    Dec.    18,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    17,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Lantz,    Frederick,    Nov.    6,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    8,     1864 — expiration    of    term — 

wounded  June    18,    1864. 

Lloyd,    Julius,    Jan.    7,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   24,    '62. 

Leteer,    Alva   W.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    1864. 

Lane,    Moses,    Feb.    4,    '64 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,   Oct.   8,   '65 — bu.   in  Pop 
lar   Grove   Nat.   Cem.,   div.   D,   sec.   A,  grave,    14. 

Lane,    William,    Jan.    23,    '63 Deserted   July   31,    1863. 

Miner,    Frank   C.,    Dec.    6,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    19,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Mason,     Samuel,    Dec.     30,     '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 

Mason,    William    C.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
Mason,   Jeremiah   M.,   Feb.    19,    '64.  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 
Manning,    Thos.    F.,    Sept.    8,    '62.  ...  Absent   on    detached    service,    at   muster    out. 

Mann,    Jonas,     Feb.     19,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Monkhouse,    Wm.,    Jan.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 

Mordan,    Isaac,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Moses,  John  J.   L.,    Feb.   9,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Moore,    George   W.,    Nov.    21,    '61....  Discharged   Nov.   20,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Mastbrook,    H.    J.,    May    26,    '62 Discharged    May    28,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Manser,    James,     Sept.    8,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Magill,    Robert    B.,    Nov.    16,    '62.  ...  Discharged    Dec.    15,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Mann,    Thomas,    Jan.     15.    '61 Discharged    Jan.     15,    1866 — expiration    of    term. 

Magill,    Andrew,    Dec.    26,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 


ROSTER.  28l 

Private  Mortimer,    Harry   V.,    Nov.   27,    '61 ..  Discharged   Nov.   26,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

*'     Miller,     Charles,     Feb.     29,     '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   6,    '65. 

"     Moore,    Isaac,    Dec.    n,    '61 Transferred  to   Veteran    Res.    Corps,   Jan.    25,   '64. 

44     Martz,    Albert,    Mar.    9,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    L, — date    unknown. 

44     Morgan,    James,    Jan.    25,    '64 Transferred  to   2d    Pro.    Art'y.   April   20,    1864. 

44     Mack,   William   T.,   Dec.   9,   '61 Died  Oct.    28,   of  wounds   received  in   action,   Oct. 

7,   '64 — buried  in  U.   S.   General  Hospital  Ceme 
tery,    Annapolis,    Md. — Vet. 
'     Miller,   Aaron   B.,    Feb.    29,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,  July   20,    1865. 

Merritt,    Samuel    W.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  .  Discharged   by   General    Order,   July    7,    1865. 
44     Myers,    Charles,    Jan.    3,    '63 Deserted  July    31,    1863. 

Minihine,    Patrick,    Feb.    4,    '63 Deserted   August   23,    1863. 

44     Manypenny,    Geo.,    Dec.     17,     '61  .  .  .  .  Vet. — wounded  at   Darbytown,   Oct.   7,    1864. 

44     Madison,    James,    Jan.     16,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

44     Myers,    William   G.,    Feb.    8,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

44     M'Glone,    Charles,    Jan.    29,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 

44     M'Glinchy,    John,    Jan.    22,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

44     M'Cormick,    Wm.,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

44     M'Carty,    Samuel,    Mar.    3,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    17,    1865. 

44     M'Vannon,   M.    M.,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ...  Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y.   April   20,    1864. 
"     AL'Gill,    Andrew,    Dec.    26,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

M'Connell,    Robert,    Feb.    3,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   2,    1865. 

M'Glynn,    James,    Aug.    30,    '62 Deserted  June   4,    1863. 

Nonamaker,    S.    P.,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,   1866 — Vet. 

wounded   June    17,    1864. 

Nonamaker,    Wm.,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Nisley,  Jacob   A.,   Mar.   24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Nelson,    John,    Dec.    19,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

Overdorff,    Daniel    B.,    Feb.    2,    '64.  ..  Absent,   on   furlough,   at   muster  out. 

Otto,    Joseph,    Dec.     10,    '61 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May   u,   '62. 

O'Brien,    Thomas,    Sept.    6,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    23,    1865. 

Ogelby,    Edward    F.,    Dec.    13,    '61  ....  Transferred    to   battery    I — date    unknown. 

Owens,  Joseph   C.   P.,  Aug.    30,   '62.  .  Transferred  to   Veteran    Res.    Corps,   Jan.    28,   '64. 

Pippitt,    Henry,    Feb.     13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Parke,    Thomas    O.,    Mar.    22,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Patterson,   Alva,    July   29,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Patterson,    Geo.,     Feb.     23,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Palmer,    Francis,    Dec.    10,    '61 Wd.    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864 — dis 
charged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Powell,   Henry   C.,    Mar.    31,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    July    21,    1865. 

Phealan,    Campbell,    Jan.    29,    '04....  Tr.  to  Co.  K,  24th  reg.  V.   R.   C.,  Oct.   15,    1865 — 

discharged   by    General    Order,    Nov.    6,    1865. 

Phillips,    Charles,    Feb.    14,    '63 Transferred    to    battery    G,    March    10,    1863. 

Powers,    William,     Transferred   to   2d    Pro.    Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Platner,    Christ,    Mar.    29,    '64 Transferred   to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Palmer,    Edwin,    Dec.    10,    '61 Died    at    Hampton,    Va.,    Oct.     i,    1864 — buried    in 

National    Cemetery. 

Pdurger,    Edwin,    Sept.    4,    '62 Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,   Aug.    10,    1864,   of 

wounds    received    at    Petersburg,    Va. — buried    in 
National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 

Pugh,    Michael,    Jan.    26,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July   5,    1865. 

Palmer,    George,    Nov.    29,    '61 Deserted    August    30,    1862. 

Pettit,   Joseph   H.,    Sept.    9,    '62 Deserted    September    5,    1864. 

Phillips,    Alfred,     Dec.     15,    '61 Deserted  April    13,    1862. 

Reed,    Stephen    N.,    Nov.    28,    '63....  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ripple,    Geo.    T.,   Dec.    19,    '63 Mustered   out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ransbottom,     W.     H.,     Feb.     9,     '64.  .  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Rentz,    Louis,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Reading,    Edward,    Feb.    15,    '64 Wd.    at   Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864 — dis 
charged   by   General   Order,    May    13,    1865. 

Russell,   Daniel   V.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with   battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Rhodes,    Mason    C.,    Feb.    25,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Reeves,    William,    Feb.    20,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Root,    Zurg,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Reedy,    Charles    E.,    Feb.    29,    "64.  ...  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.    20,    '64. 

Reeves,    Thos.    B.,    Sept.    8,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,    May   31,    1865. 

Renn,    John,    Mar.    9,    '64 Tr.   to   V.    R.    C. — disch.   by   G.   O.,   Aug.   23,    '65. 

Robertson,    Charles,    Dec.    20,    '61 ....  Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve   Corps,  Jan.   20,   '64. 

Roberts,    Edwin    F.,   Aug.    22,    '62.  ...  Transferred   to    Signal    Corps.    Nov.    15,    1864. 

Reed,    George,    Jan.     16,    '63 Missing  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,    1864. 

Ranner,    Samuel,    Sept.    4,    '62 Drowned    in    Potomac    River,    Va.,    Feb.    23,    '64 — 

buried   in   Military   Asylum    Cemetery,    D.    C. 

Robertson,    Wm.,    Dec.    10,    '61 Deserted  August    n,    1862. 

Raymond,    Geo.,    Dec.    10,    '61 Disch.    on     Surgeon's    certificate — date    unknown. 

Strohl,    David,    Dec.    10,    '61 Wd.    at    Petersburg,    Va.,   Jtme    18,    '64 — absent   at 

muster  out. 

Sutton,    Jacob,    Dec.     18,    "61 Absent,    without    leave,    at    muster    out — Vet. 


282  ROSTER. 

Private  Smithers,    Thomas,    Nov.    27,    '6i....Wd.   at  Petersburg,   Va.,  ,    1864 — absent,   sick, 

at  muster  out — Vet. 
'     Steinbach,    William,   Jan.    28,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. — 

wounded   September   29,    1864. 
1     Searles,   Edward  A.,   Feb.    19,   '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Sheppard,    Joseph,    Jan.    30,    '64 Prisoner  from   Sept.   29,    1864,  to  Mar.   31,    1865 — 

mustered  out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Snyder,    John,    Mar.    29,    64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Staats,    Henry    M.,    Dec.    30,    '61 Deserted  May   7,   '65 — ret'd  June   30,    '65 — absent, 

in  arrest,  at  muster  out — Vet. 

Smith,    Jacob    J.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Slayter,    David    H.,    Jan.    21,    '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Slayter,    George,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged   Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

1     Smith,    Wm.    A.,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

1     Smith,    Joseph,    Dec.    6,    '61 Pr.  to  ist  Lt.   i2th  reg.  U.   S.  Col'd  Heavy  Art'y, 

Aug.    1 6,   '64 — mustered  out,   April  24,   66 — Vet. 

Stone,    Josiah,    Jan.    22,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   May  26,    '65. 

Sprague,    Abel    A.,     Feb.    9,     '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

Spring,    Fred'k    T.,    Dec.    16,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

'     Shaugnessey,    M.,    Dec.    23,    '62 Discharged  by   special   order,   Dec.    10,    1864. 

Smithson,    George,    Sept.    9,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,    1865. 

Staples,    Girard   M.,   Jan.    10,    '62. ...  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Oct.    7,    '62. 
Snyder,    Philip    H.,    Dec.    30,    '61 ....  Discharged  Dec.   28,    1864 — expiration   of  term. 

Scheetz,    Daniel,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,    '64. 

Swisher,   George,  Jan.   27,    '63 Discharged  Jan.   27,    1866 — expiration  of  term. 

Staats,    Amos,    Feb.    5,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Steiner,    Henry,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  A,    March    18,    1864. 

'     Saines,    John,    Mar.    30,    '64 Transferred  to  2d    Pro.   Art'y,  April   20     1864. 


Simons,    Robert   W.,   Feb.    17,   '64.  ...  Transferred  to   2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20 

Shane,    John,    Feb.     16,    '64 Transferred   to   2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20 

Smith,    George,    Mar.    20,    '64 Transferred   to   2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20 

Sullivan,    James,    Mar.    15,    '64 Transferred  to   2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20 


1864. 
1864. 
1864. 
1864. 
1864. 


Song,   Jacob,    Mar.    14,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.    Art'y,   April   20 

Shauffler,    Jacob,    Dec.     15,    '62 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,  Jan.    28,    1864. 

Staats,    George,    Dec.     10,    '61 Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June  24,    1864 — Vet. 

Stewart,    Chas.    R.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Killed    near    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    19,    1864. 

Steinour,  Daniel,  Feb.  22,  '64 Died  Sept.  25,  1865 — bu.  in  Poplar  Grove  Nat. 

Cem.,  Petersburg,  Va.,  div.  D,  sec.  A,  grave,  16. 

*Sanders,    Thomas,    Sept.    5,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Simrock,    Charles,   Jan.    22,    '63 Deserted   March    15,    1863. 

Sievers,    Clarence   E.,   Jan.    8,   '62.  ...  Deserted   May  22,    1863. 

Snyder,    Albert,   Jan.    20,   '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Shinn,    Edward    T.,    Feb.    17,    '64....  Not    on    muster-out   roll. 

Traver,   De  Witt,   Mar.   23,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866 — Vet. 

Talbert,    John,    Feb.     19,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Tippin,    Thomas,    Jan.    22,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Tamsett,   John   A.,    Dec.    3,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  April  20,  '62. 

Travis,    Vincent,    Dec.    10,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Tintsman,    Spencer,    Dec.    18,    '61 ....  Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,   August  3,    1864. 

Tintsman,    Ritten'e,    Dec.    10,    '61 ....  Deserted   August   3,    1865. 

Upert,    Enos,    Sept.    4,    '62 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C.— disch.  by  G.  O.,  June  26,  1865. 

Viney,  John  J.,   Dec.   22,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    13,    1865. 

Vorstarch,    Cum'g   J.,    Dec.    10,    '61 ..  Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,    Oct.    7,   '62. 

Varner.    Thomas,    Mar.    30,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Artillery,   April   20,    1864. 

Vanlnven,     Louis,     Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Artillery,   April   20,    1864. 

Viscoe,    Thomas,    Dec.    16,    '61 Deserted  January   6,    1862. 

Vankirk,   Wm.    H.,   Dec.    13,   '61 Deserted   January   9,    1862. 

Weight,    Samuel   G.,   Feb.   4,   '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Witt,  Henry,  Feb.  10,  '64 Wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  19,  '64 — ab 
sent  at  muster  out. 

Watson,  Samuel  B.,  Nov.  23,  61 ....  Prisoner  from  Sept.  29,  1864,  to  March  i,  1865 — • 

discharged  by  special  order,  April  5,  1865. 

Wynn,    L,ucius,    Mar.    8,    '64 Absent,   sick,    at   muster   out. 

Wayman,    David,    Mar.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Weaver,    William,    Jan.    31,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Worden,   Hiram   E-,    Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Winters,    Thomas,    Nov.    27,   61 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  29,   '65 — Vet. 

Walker,    Joseph,    Dec.    n,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  Nov.   8,   '62. 

Wintermute,   Cicero,  Dec.  21,   "61 ....  Discharged  Dec.   20,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

Weirbach,   Wm.    M.,    Sept.    i,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  21,    1865. 

Weaver,    Jacob,    Aug.    29,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

Williams,    Joseph,    Feb.    8,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June   13,   '65. 

Wagner,   James   M.,  Jan.    26,    '63.  ...  Dishonorably   discharged — date   unknown. 

Warr,    Joseph,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Dec.    14,    "64. 

Wasser,    Edwin    C.,    Dec.    10,    '61 ....  Discharged    Dec.    9,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

Warner,    William,    Jan.    25,    '63 Discharged   Jan.    27,    1866 — expiration   of  term. 

Warner,    William,    Feb.    2,    '64 Transferred  to  battery   A,    March   8,    1864. 


ROSTER. 


383 


Private  Wilson,    Thomas,    Dec.    26,    '62... 

Whitenight,    Matt's,    Feb.    19,    '64. 

"     Wiggins,  Daniel  L-,  Mar.  23,  '64. 


Wetherel,  Asa,   Mar.    17,   '64..... 

Whitenight,  B.  F.,  Feb.  16,  '64.. 
Williams,  John  B.,  Feb.  17,  '64. 
Woodhead,  Charles,  Dec.  n,  '61. 

Walker,    John,   Jan.    2,    '63 

Walker,    Ambrose,    Nov.    27,    '61. 


. .  Transferred   to   82d   reg.    P.    V. — date   unknown. 

..Transferred   to   battery   A,    March   9,    1864. 

. .  Tr.    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    '64 — captured, 

June   17,   '64 — died  at  Andersonville,   Ga.,    Sept. 

5,    1864 — grave,   7,869. 
.  .  Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Artillery,   April   20,   '64 — • 

died  at  Hampton,   Va.,  July  23,    1864. 
.  .  Transferred   to   battery   A,    March    9,    1864. 
.  .  Transferred  to  2d  Pro.   Artillery,   April   20,    1864. 
.  .  Deserted  August   19,   1862. 
.  .  Deserted  April    i,    1863. 
...Discharged    Nov.    26,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 


BATTERY  I. 


Capt.     Gustavus   L.    Braun,    Feb.    10,    '62. 
"     S.   D.    Strawbridge,  Jan.   8,   '62 


\Villiam    S.    Fiss,    Aug.    23,    '62 

ist  Lt.     Chas.  Angeroth,  Jr.,  Jan.   7,  '62. 
'     Arnold   S.    Angeroth,    Feb.    7,    '62... 

'     J.    Moore   Kelsey,    Feb.    10,    '62 

"     John   W.    Hamilton,   Dec.    19,    '61... 


Samuel   H.    Davis,    Dec.    4,    '61 

Wm.   L-   M'Laughlin,   Nov.   27,   '61.. 


John    Guilfoyle,    Dec.    2,    '61 


2d  Lt.     Joseph  N.  Longmire,  Dec.  26,  '61 

'     George   C.    Wilson,   Oct.    i,    '62 

"     Thos.    H.    Mumford,   Oct.    21,    '63... 


"     Zadd'k  H.  Morgan,  Dec.  9,  '61 


William    H.    Lea,    Dec.    7,    '61 

ist  Sgt.  Thomas  S.  Nixon,  Nov.  27,  '61. 
Serg't.  James  C.  Martin,  Dec.  19,  '61. 
"  Robert  M.  Crawford,  Mar.  31,  '64. 
"  Charles  J.  Williams,  June  23,  '63.. 
1  Benjamin  B.  Hope,  Feb.  13,  '62.. 
'  Fielding  Vanhorn,  Feb.  10,  '64... 

"     Daniel   M'Gown,   Feb.    13,   '64 

"     Joseph  F.  Archer,  Feb.   16,  '64 


Thomas   N.   Lea,   Feb.    13,   '62 

Edward  C.   Roberts,   Feb.    13,   '62.. 


John  W.    Powell,    Sept.    18,   '62 


.  Resigned  December   12,   1862. 

.  Pr.  from  ist  Lt.  batt'y  F.  Dec.  13,  '62 — com.  Maj. 
i  Sgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30,  '64 — not  mus. — Bv. 
Col.,  March  8,  1865 — com.  Col.,  April  16,  '65 — • 
disch.  Jan.  n,  '65 — expiration  of  term. 

.Pr.  from  26.  to  ist  Lt.,  Dec.  28,  '63 — to  Capt.,  May 
3,  '65 — mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  '66. 

.  Resigned   September    18,    1862. 

.  Resigned  August  22,    1862. 

.  Pr.   from  2d  Lt.,  Aug.   23,   '62 — res.  June  23,   '63. 

.  Promoted  from  2d  Lt.  battery  H,  Oct.  2,  1862— 
dis.  July  17,  1863. 

.  Promoted  from  ist  Sgt.,  Feb.  10,  '64 — mustered 
as  Capt.  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  April  20,  '64 — killed 
at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  i,  1864. 

.  Pr.  from  Sgt.  to  ist  Sgt.,  Feb.  8,  '64 — to  2d  Lt., 
July  ii,  1864 — to  ist  Lt.,  May  3,  '65 — captured 
at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  '64 — mustered 
out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Promoted  from  Sergeant  to  2d  Lieutenant,  Oct. 
6,  1864 — to  ist  Lieutenant,  May  3,  1865 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Resigned   February    10,    1862. 

.  Transferred  to   battery   H,   Dec.    22,    1862. 

.  Com.  ist  Lt.,  June  4,  1864 — not  mus, — capt"d  at 
Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — discharged 
May  6,  1865. 

.  Pr.  from  Cor.  to  Sgt.,  Dec.  i,  1864—10  ist  Sgt., 
May  3,  1865 — to  2d  Lt.,  June  16,  1865 — died 
at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Dec.  10,  1865 — Vet. 

.  Pr.  from  Cor.  to  Sgt.,  Aug.  i,  1864 — to  ist  Sgt., 
Oct.  6,  1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  May  3,  1865 — mustered 
out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Pr.  fr.  Cor.  to  Sgt.,  June  15,  '64 — to  ist  Sgt.,  July 
i,  '65 — mus.  out  with  batt'y,  Jan.  29,  '66 — Vet. 

.  Promoted  from  Corporal  April  i,  '64 — mustered 
out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Promoted  to  Sergeant  Jan.  25,  1865 — mustered 
out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  i,  '63—10  Sgt.,  Jan.  25,  1865— 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Aug.  7,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  i,  '65 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.  April  i,  '64 — to  Sgt.  June  i,  1865 — • 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

.  Promoted  to  Cor.  and  to  Sgt.,  Aug.  i,  '65 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor.,  Dec.  i,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  Nov.  i,  1865— 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — died 
at  Philadelphia,  1900. 

.  Discharged — expiration   of  term. 

.  Promoted  to  Sergeant,  Aug.  i,  1864 — captured 
at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — dis 
charged  July  21,  1865 — expiration  of  term. 

.  Promoted  to  Sergeant,  Jan.  15,  '64 — discharged 
by  General  Order,  June  26,  1865. 


284 


ROSTER. 


Serg't  Jesse    Moore,    Oct.    23,    '62  ..........  Pro.  to  Cor.,  April   i,   1864  —  to  Sgt.,  July  i,  '65  — 

discharged    Oct.    24,    1865  —  expiration    of   t«rm. 
Thomas  C.   Sharp,  Nov.  27,  '61  ......  Pr.   to   Cor.,   Nov.    30,    1863  —  mus.    as   Capt.    in   2d 

Pro.    Artillery,   Apr.   28,    1864  —  killed   at    Peters 
burg,   Va.,  June   17,    1864  —  bu.   in   Poplar   Grove 
Nat.    Cem.,    div.    E,    sec.    E,   grave,    591  —  Vet. 
William  Langdon,   Feb.   25,  '64  ......  Deserted  August  21,    1865. 

Corp.     Ephraim    C.    Elder,    Jan.    25,    '62  ..  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    20,    1864  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
'     Bartley    Costello,    Dec.    20,    '61  ......  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Feb.    23,    1865  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
Isaac    N.    Wright,    Mar.    7,    '64  ......  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Nov.     i,     1864  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
'     Edward   F.    Beine,    Dec.    29,    '61  .....  Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
'     Jacob    L-    Manneer,    July    28,    '63.  ...  Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
William    Harting,    May    15,    '63  ......  Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
Wm.    B.    Benjamin,    Feb.    26,    '64.  ...  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
'     Isaac    B.    Smith,    Feb.     16,    '64  ......  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
'     George    Keenan,    Jan.    30,    '64  .......  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.  29,    1866. 
'     George   W.    Schimpf,    Feb.    i,    '62.  ...  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
'     Dennis    Connelly,    Feb.    26,    '64  ......  Promoted    to     Corporal,     Nov.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866  —  Vet. 
'     Alexander   Caskey,    Feb.    3,    '64  ......  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Apr.    i,    1864  —  discharged 

by   General   Order,   Aug.   8,    1865. 
'     Charles   M.   Frank,   May   5,   '63  ......  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    10,    1863  —  discharged 

by  General   Order,   May  28,    1865. 
William    Clement,    Sept.    13,    '62  .....  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Oct.    6,    1864  —  discharged 

by   General   Order,   June  26,    1865. 
Henry  E.   Thomas,   Feb.    5,   '62  ......  Promoted   to    Corporal    Feb.    25,    1864  —  discharged 

on    Surgeon's    certificate,    July    6,    1865  —  Vet. 
'     George    Smith,    Feb.    n,    '62  ........  Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.    i,    1864  —  discharged 

Feb.    23,    1865  —  expiration    of    term  —  wd.    Sept. 
29,    1864. 
Isaac    F.    Stokes,    Sept.    5,    '62  .......  Missing  at  Chapin's   Farm,  Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

Bugler.     James    Lyshow,    Jan.     14,    '62.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866.  —  Vet. 

'     Conrad    Speer,   Dec.   4,    '61  ..........  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866.  —  Vet. 

William    Blair,    Jan.    5,    '62  .........  Deserted   March   28,    1862. 

Artifi'r.     George    Wallens,    Aug.    8,    '63.  ..  Promoted    to     Artificer,     Dec.     i,     1865  —  mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 
'     John    R.    Fisher,    Feb.    i,    62  ........  Promoted    to    Artificer,    Oct.     i,     1862  —  discharged 

Feb.    i,    1865  —  expiration    of   time. 
'     John   A.    Norris,   May   28,    '63  .......  Promoted    to    Artificer,    July    i,     1864  —  discharged 

by  special  order,   Dec.  9,   1865. 
'     James    Earling,    Feb.    13,    '62  ........  Discharged  —  expiration    of    time. 

Thomas    Wall,    Sept.    10,    '62  ........  Promoted    to    Artificer,    Mar.    i,    1865  —  discharged 

by   General   Order,   June   21,    1865. 

Private.     Ascough,   Lewis  B.,  Feb.   15,  '64.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
1     Arbagust,    John,     Feb.     13,     '62  ......  Discharged  —  expiration    of    term. 

1     Allen,    Stephen,    Mar.    28,    '64  .......  Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

'     Anderson,    Alex.,    Aug.    28,    '62  ......  Killed  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

'     Allen,    George,    Dec.    6,    '62  .........  Deserted   November    18,    1863. 

'     Anderson,    John,    Aug.    29,    '62  ......  Deserted    November    18,    1862. 

'     Apker,    William,    Sept.    6,    '62  .......  Deserted  December    17,    1862. 

'     Alorby,    Richard,   Jan.    22,    '62  .......  Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

Bowdon,    John,    May    15,    '63  ........  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866  —  wd. 

September   29,    1864. 
Beck,    Butler   W.,    May    15,    '63  ......  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Butler,   William,   Jan.    17,   '64  ........  Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Brush,    Edmund,    Feb.    25,    '64  ......  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Beazle,    John    S.,    Feb    .27,    '64  ......  Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Barber,    Isaac,    Feb.    29,    '64  .........  Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bradley,   John   E-,    Feb.    13,   '64  ......  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866.  —  Vet. 

Bradley,    John,     Feb.     8,     '64  ........  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Burnworth,   Jesse    D.,    Mar.    15,    '64.  .  Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 
Bryan,   Lemuel,   Dec.    18,   '61  ........  Discharged  by   General   Order,   Dec.    30,    '65  —  Vet. 

Bradley,    Wm.   J.,    Feb.    13,    '62  ......  Discharged  —  expiration    of    term. 

Bates,  Samuel  M.,  Feb.    13,  '62  ......  Discharged    Feb.    4,    1865  —  expiration    of   term. 

Bates,   Moses  M.,   Sept.    n,   '62  ......  Tr.  to  V.   R.   C.  —  disch.  by  G.   O.,  June  29,    1865. 

Benner,    Washington,    Sept.    16,    '62.  .  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    12,    1865. 
Bratton,   George,   Dec.    9,    '62  ........  Discharged    Dec.    14,    1865  —  expiration    of    term. 


ROSTER.  285 

Private  Brown,    Isaac,    Feb.    3,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

Barclay,    Horace,   Jan.   25,    '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,    Sept.    26,    1865. 

Black,    Newton,   Jan.    31,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May    3,    1865 — wd. 

September  29,    1864. 

Broughton,    E.    A.,    Aug.    24.    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    26,    1865. 

Buckingham,    L.,    Aug.    18,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    Tune    26,    1865. 

Bennett,  Albert  R.,  Feb.   5,  '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    7,    1865. 

Bradley,    James,    Oct.    2,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Feb.   29,    1864. 

Blackman,    Israel    D.,    Sept.    23,    '62. .  Transferred    to    battery    A — date    unknown. 

Bratt,    Charles    S.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred   to   2d   Pro.    Art'y,    April   20,    1864. 

Black,    William    R.,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Transferred    to    battery    E — date    unknown. 

Bowers,    Jacob,    May    7,    '63 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    August    7, 

1864 — grave,    4,989. 

Boltz,   Charles   S.,   Feb.    19,   '64 Died  at  Point  of  Rocks,  Va.,   March   17,    1864. 

Brown,    William,   Jan.    26,    '64 Died    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1865 — buried 

In    Poplar    Grove    National    Cemetery,    division 
D,   section   A,   grave,    13. 

Blair,    John,    May    18,    '63 Deserted  June    3,    1863. 

Brown,  William  H.,  Mar.    19,   '62 Deserted   March    22,    1862. 

Black,    Theodore    N.,    Feb.    29,    '64. ..  Deserted  November  8,    1865. 

Bailey,    George,    Feb.    u,    '64 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

Con  way,   John,   Feb.    8,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Caskaden,    Arthur,    Jan.    2,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Calhoun,    John,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Conroy,    John,    Jan.    25,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Clark,    EHphlet   M.,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
Clark,    Thomas   W.,    Feb.    13,    '62.  ...  Absent,   in   arrest,   at   muster  out. 

Clark,   John    E.,    Mar.    28,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Cary,    Daniel,    Mar.    5,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Cook,   Joseph,    Mar.    31,    '64^ Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Calhoun,    Adam,    Feb.     17,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    29,    1865. 

Carlisle,   Joseph,    Feb.    13,    "62 Discharged    Feb.    31,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

CCK,    Samuel,    Sept.     13,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    5,    1865. 

Campbell,    John,    Sept.    12,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Clem,    Hiram,    June    23,    '63 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June    26,    1865. 

Crawford,   Wm.   H.,  Mar.   31,   '64.  ...  Discharged     on     Surgeon's     certificate,     Nov,     20, 

1865 — wounded  June    17,    1864. 
Clabaugh,   Geo.   W.,    Feb.    22,    '64. ...  Transferred  to   battery   K — date   unknown. 

Carpenter,    Charles,   June   6,    '63 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Feb.   29,    1864. 

Clarkson,    Richard,    June    4,    '63 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Feb.   29,    1864. 

Corby,    Richard,    Feb.    13,    '62 Capt'd    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864 — 

died  at   Salisbuiy,   N.   C.,   Feb.    14,    1865. 
Campbell,    Corneli's,    Dec.    7,    '6i....Died    at    Fort    Jefferson,    Fla.,    Sept.    20,    1864. 

Cook,   James,   Nov.    13,    '62 Deserted   June    13,    1863. 

Clark,    William    G.,    May    18,    '63 Deserted   September  29,   1863. 

Carnes,  George  W.,  Jan.  14,  '64.  Deserted  June   26,    1865. 

Corby,   John    H.,    Feb.    13,    '62 Deserted  June  28,    1865. 

Crawford,  Chas.  H.,  Mar.    19,  '62.  ...  Deserted  July    17,    1863. 
Connelly,   Thos.    H.,   Dec.    13,    '61 Deserted   February  5,    1863. 

Cloudin,    John,    Nov.    n,    '61 Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

Callagher,    John,    Jan.     13,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.    i,   '62. 

Conner,  Thomas,   Mar.   i,   '64.  Not   on    muster-out    roll. 

Clark,   Joseph,    Feb.    n,    '64 Not   on   muster-out  "roll. 

Dunlap,  James   E-,   Dec.    7,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Dagnail,    Joseph,    Jan.    7,    '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Deterick,    Henry,    May    8,    '63 Absent,    in    hospital,    at    muster    out. 

Dehaven,    Henry,    Aug.    8,    '64 Absent,    in    hospital,    at    muster    out. 

Dubourg,    John    A.,    May    15,    '63 ....  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Dreher,    Jacob,    Feb.    22,    '64 Absent,    in   arrest,    at   muster   out. 

Donnelly,    Hugh    S.,   Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Davis,    Albion,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Dearman,   Abr'm   S.,   Feb.   28,   '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Drepperd,   Henry,    Feb.    25,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Dugan,   Peter,   Feb.    13,   '62 Discharged     Feb.     24,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Dickinson,   Wm.   W.,   Feb.    13,   '62 Discharged — expiration    of   term. 

Duncan,    John,    Nov.    n,    '62 Discharged  by   General  Order,   May  28,    1865. 

Dubes,   Oliver   B.,   Nov.    15,   '62 Discharged    Nov.    16,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Drake,  Barnet  W.,  Feb.   5,  '64.  Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Oct.    n,   '65. 

Donnelson,    And'w,    Mar.    ,9    '64.  ...  Transferred  to  2d   Pro.   Artillery,  April   20,    1864. 

Davis,    George    W.,    Feb.    13,   '62 Killed  at   Petersburg,    Va.,   June   24,    1864 — buried 

in  Poplar  Grove  National  Cemetery,  div.  D,  sec. 
A,  grave,    19. 

Dreher,    George   B.,    Feb.    1^3,    '62 Missing  at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    1864. 

Develin,   Robert,   Sept.    3,   '62 Missing  in  action,   Oct.   6,    1864 — wounded — pris. 

Duffy,    Lawrence,    Feb.    13,    '62 Deserted  April  9,    1863. 

Dunlap,    Robert,    Feb.    10,    '62 Deserted  May  24,    1862. 

Donnelly,   James,    Aug.    29,    '62 Deserted   December    14,    1862. 


286  ROSTER. 

1'iivate  Davis,    Elisha   J.,    Jan.    22,    '62 Deserted    August    18,    1865 — Vet. 

Dubbins,   Albert,   June   3,   '63 Deserted  July   30,    1863. 

Dixon,   Frank,  Aug.   3,   '63  Deserted   April    3,    1864. 

'     Douglass,   James,   Jan.    5,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

England,    John,    Jan.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Evans,    David,    Sept.    n,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  24,    1865. 

Evans,    Henry,    Sept.    13,    '62 Died  July    18,    1864. 

Evans,    Carwalader,    Feb.    12,    '62....  Deserted  April   30,    1862. 

Fernsler,  H.  O.  N.,  Feb.   19,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

File,    George,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Fitzgerald,    Francis,  Aug.   24,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  26,    1865. 

Ford,    David,    May   26,    '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Reserve   Corps,    Feb.    29,   '64. 

Fink,    Henry,    Feb.    13,   '62 Captured — died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  Jan.   15,  '65. 

Ferry,   Michael,   Dec.    10,   '61 Deserted    February    25,    1862. 

Ferguson,  Wm.   F.,  Feb.   3,  '64 Deserted   August   20,    1865. 

:     Fergus,    Eugene   F.,    Feb.   29,    '64....  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

'     Gardner,  John  H.,  Jan.   18,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Green,    John,    Jan.    27,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Grieves,   Chas.   W.,   Dec.   9,   '61 ......  Prisoner  from   Sept.   29,    1864,  to   Feb.   28,    1865 — 

disch.  by  General  Order,  June  21,   1865 — Vet. 

'     Gillson,   Andrew,   Feb.    12,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  15,  1865. 

"     Guile,    Albert,    Feb.    26,    '64. Discharged  by   General   Order,    Aug.    n,    1865. 

'     Gillis,    Elijah,*    Aug.     18,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  21,   1865. 

'     Groff,    lasac,    Feb.    25,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   July    14,    1865. 

'     Gruckenberger,   Jno.,    Feb.    13,    '62. ..  Transferred  to  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  Feb.  29,   1864. 

'     Gallaway,   William,   Dec.    13,   '61 Deserted    January    19,     1862. 

'     Gann,   Jacob,    Feb.    15,    '64 Deserted  August   20,    1865. 

Hood,  James,    Feb.    15,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Heisler,  David  A.,  May  13,  '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Hill,    Wilbert   F.,    May    14,    '63 Absent   at  muster   out. 


Hadden,   James,   June   2,    '63 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Henkles,  Wm.   N.,  Jan.  24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Henderson,  Jos.   R.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Hohesnshilt,    Lewis,    Feb.    17,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Horton,  Byron  R,  Mar.   16,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Hope,   James,    Feb.   24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Howell,    Ephraim,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Hancock,     Henry,     Jan.     31,     '64.  .  .  .  Mustered  out  with  battery, 

Hoon,    Robert,    Feb.    n,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery, 


an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 


Hughes,   William   B.,   Feb.    25,    '64.  ..  Deserted  June    10,    1864 — returned    Sept.   24,    1864 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Hoag,    Charles    O,    rco.    23,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Helms,  John  S,  Mar.   16,  '64 Deserted  June  26,   1865 — returned  June  16,   1866 — 

absent,    in    arrest,    at   muster   out. 
Howshall,   Henry  Y,   Sept.   8,   '62. ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   5,    1865. 

Hamilton,    Thomas,    May    20,    '63 Transferred  to  Veteran   Res.    Corps,    Feb.   29,   '64. 

Holt,   Robert,    Feb.    20,    '64.  Transferred  to  2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Harvey,    George,    Feb.    23,    '64 Captured  at  Chapiri's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,    1864 — 

died    at    Andersonville. 
Harrigar,   John   C.,    Mar.    31,    '64....  Tr.   to    1315!   Co.,   2d  batt.,   Veteran   Res.    Corps — 

discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Apr.   12,  '65. 
Hetherington,    E.    H.,    Feb.    19,    '64..  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Sept.  2,  '64 — bu.  rec., 

Sept.  20,   1864 — bu.  in  Cyp.  Hill  Cemetery,  L.  I. 

Hunt,   Jacob,    Feb.    13,    '62 Deserted    October    7,    1863. 

Henderson,   James,   April    i,    '63    Deserted   December   3,    1863. 

Hutchick,   Chas.   W.,   Sept.   6,   '62 Deserted   October   7,    1862. 

Hein,    Daniel,    July    i,    '63 Tr.  to  V.  R.  C— disch.  by  G.  O.,  Sept.  4,   1865. 

Henderson,    Chas.,  Jan.   29,   '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Housvel,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64....  Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Iman,    John,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Jones,    Robert    T.,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Jones,   Charles,    Mar.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Jackson,    Thos.    W.,   Jan.    18,    '64.  ...  Captured   at   Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    July    13,    1865 — 

died    1890. 

Johnson,    Thos.    K.,    Feb.    12,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by   General    Order,    May    13,    1865. 
Johnson,   Hiram,   Mar.   29,   '64 Tr.  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y.  April  20,  '64 — captured  July 

30 — died    at   Andersonville,    Ga.,   Aug.    n,    '64 — 

grave,    5,295. 

Jerald,    Elbridge   J.,    Feb.    13,    '62. ...  Transferred  to  Veteran  Res.   Corps,  Feb.  29,  '64. 
Johnson,   Thos.   H.,   Sept.    n,   '62....  Died  at   Petersburg,   Va.,  July    n,    1864 — bu.   rec., 

Aug.    10,   '64 — buried   in   Poplar   Grove   National 

Cemetery,   divisfon   E,   section   E,   grave,    119. 

Jones,   Samuel   B.,  Jan.   29,   '63 Deserted   April   28,    1863. 

Jones,    Jackson    S.,    Jan.    30,    '64 Deserted    June    25,    1865. 

Kress,    Frederick,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Keighley,    John    W.,    Feb.    i,    '64. ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  287 

Private  Klingensmith,    P.    M.,   Mar.    31,    '64. .  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kell,     Samuel,    Feb.     13,    '62 Discharged — expiration   of  term. 

King,    Henry    C.,    Feb.    13,    '62 Discharged — expiration   of  term. 

Kinsley,    John,    Feb.     13,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July   21,    '62. 

Keenan,    John,    Feb.    13,    '62 Discharged    Feb.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Kingston,    Lewis    B.,    Jan.     14,    '64.  .  Discharged   by    General    Order,   July    31,    1865. 

King,    John    B.,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged    December   27,    1864. 

Kelso,    John    M.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Prisoner  from  Sept.  29,    1864,  to  March  3,   1865 — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   Aug.    i,    1865. 

Kell,    Robert,    Feb.    13,    '62 Died  at   Fort  Jefferson,   Fla.,   April   6,    1865. 

Kline,    John,     Sept.     n,     '62 Deserted  April   2,    1863. 

Kelly,    Thomas,    Mar.    i,    '62 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

List,   James,    Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. — Vet. 

Linegruber,   Wm.,   April    6,    '62 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Lowry,    Joseph,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Lanaghan,    John,    Oct.    30,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  21,    1865. 

Lloyd,    James,    May    28,    '63 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,    Feb.    4,    '65. 

Lowhead,    James,    Feb.    n,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    18,   '64. 

Logan,   John,    Jan.    31,    '64 Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,  April  20,    1864. 

Leicy,  John  H.,  Jan.   28,   '64 Deserted    July    20,    1865. 

Lyle,    William    H.,   July    i,    '62 Deserted    July    30,    1862. 

Moyer,   Milton  W.,   April  29,   '63...     Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Meese,    Balzar,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Merritt,   William   H.,    Feb.   24,    '64..     Mustered    out   with    battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Millner,    Edward,    Feb.    24,    '64 Absent,    in    hospital,    at    muster    out. 

Matter,  William  H.,  Feb.    13,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Muth,    William    H.,    Feb.    19,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Myers,    Lewis,    Feb.     13,    '62 Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Monaghan,    Robert,    Feb.    13,    '62. ...  Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Martin,    Patrick,    Feb.    25,    '62 Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Morton,    Ira    C.,    Nov.    26,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Maxwell,    John,    April    29,    '63 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  20,    1865. 

Maitland,    Thomas,     Feb.     5,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July    18,    1865. 

Mortland,    Newton,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

Mitchell,    Elisha   C,    Feb.   22,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    K — date    unknown. 

Malone,    Joseph,    Feb.     u,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    K — date    unknown. 

Morgan,   Robert  G.,   Mar.    10,   '64.  ...  Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y.  April   20,    1864. 
Miller,  Wm.  D.,  Feb.  29,  '64 Tr.  to  46th  Co.,  2d  batt.  V.  R.  C.,  Oct.  20,  1864— 

disch.   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Feb.   24,   1865. 
Mordas,    Thomas,    Dec.    15,    '62 Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,Oct.  4,  '65 — bu.  rec., 

Oct.    10,   1864 — bu.  in  Nat.   Cemetery,  Hampton. 

Morton,   Wm.    M.,   June   4,    '63 Died   at   Fortress   Monroe,   Va.,   Feb.    21,    1864. 

Mason,    Henry,    Feb.    13,    '62 Deserted  June  4,  1862. 

Maple,   John,    Nov.    15,    '62 Deserted    May    22,    1863. 

Morris,   Wm.,   May  27,   '63 Deserted   June    2,    1864. 

Maitland,  Joseph,  Feb.  3,  '64 Deserted  August  20,   1865. 

Mohn,    Henry,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

M'Minn,    Samuel,   Mar.   28,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Bratney,  John,  Feb.  26,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Cruder,   James,   Jan.    25,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Dermott,   Wm.,    Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Creary,   Albert,    Feb.   27,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Cubbins,   Wm.,    Feb.    24,    '62 Discharged    Feb.     13,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

M'Clintock,  Robert,  May  6,  '63 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Nov.,   1865. 

M'Carthy,    Timothy,    June    22,    '63.  ..  Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    14,    1865. 

M'Daniels,   Daniel,    Feb.    28,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July   14,    1865. 

M'Candless,  Jas.   H.,  Feb.   n,  '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

M'Kain,    James,    Mar.    31,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

M'Millens,    Rich'd,    Feb.    7,    '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20,   1864. 

M'Connell,   John,    Sept.   8,   '62 Killed    at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

M'Candless,  Jos.  D.,   Feb.   25,  '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Aug.    23,    1865. 

M'Dowell,  James,  April  9,  '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Nixon,  Wm.  H.,  Jan.  30,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ogleby,  Edward  F.,  Feb.   15,  '62 Discharged — expiration     of    term. 

Potter,   James,    May  27,   '63 Mustered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Powho,    John,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Phillips,   Robert,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Patton,   Samuel,   Feb.    13,   '62 Disch.    by   General    Order,   June    21,    1865 — Vet. 

Patterson,    Robert,    Sept.    12,   '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Price,   Arthur  J.,*    Sept.    i,   '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   26,    1865. 

Prickett,   Thomas  G.,    Feb.    13,    '62.  ..  Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Patton,    Henry   W.,    Feb.    26,    '64.  ...  Transferred  to   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   April   20,    1864. 

Pierson,    John,    June    10,    '63 Killed  at  Petersburg,   Va.,  June  24,   '64 — bu.  rec., 

Aug.    4,    1864 — bu.    in   Poplar  Grove   Nat.    Cem., 

division  D,  section  A,  grave  6. 

Poulson,  Pierce,  Feb.   13,  '62 Deserted    February    15,    1862. 

Peiri,    Lewis,    May    13,    '63 Deserted    February    9,    1864. 


288  ROSTER. 

Private  Palmer,   Edwin,   Dec.    10,   '61 Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Pestana,   l_,ouis   H.,   Dec.   21,     u Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

!     Ramsey,   James,   Feb.    n,    '64 Mustered    out   with    battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Reed,    William,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Reed,    Samuel,   Jan.    18,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Died 

1899. 

Ryan,    Michael,    Dec.    4,    '61 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  July  21,  '62. 

1     Rhinehart,    Theo.,    Feb.    13,    '62 Discharged — expiration   of  term. 

Rose,   John   O.,    Sept.    12,   '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    12,    1865. 

Robinson,   James,    Mar.    31,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Oreder,  July   18,    1865. 

Roberts,  Acey  C.,   Feb.    13,   '62 Captured — died  at  Salisbury,  N.   C.,  Dec.  29,  '64. 

"     Roberts,   George,   May  23,    '63 Died  at   Fort   Saratoga,   D.   C.,   Feb.   23,    1864 — bu 
ried   in    Military   Asylum    Cemetery. 

"     Richey,    John,    Feb.    27,    '64 Captured   Sept.   29,   and  died   at    Salisbury,   N.   C., 

Jan.   26,   '65. 

Ramsey,  James,   Jan.    18,   '62 Deserted    February   3,    1863. 

Robbins,  James  E.,  Sept.   15,  '62 Deserted  December   17,    1862. 

Reinhames,  E.  P.,  Aug.  30,  '62 Deserted    February    i,    1863. 

Reinhamer,  Henry,  Aug.  30,   '62 Deserted   December    5,    1862. 

Rice,    Jackson,    Mar.    31,    '64 Died  at   Philadelphia,   Nov.   3,    1864. 

Rippel,  John,   Mar.    i,   '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 


an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866— Vet. 


Shultz,   Fred'k,  May  30,   '63 Mustered    out   with   battery, 

Smith,   William,   Feb.    10,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

Staats,   James   L.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

Smith,   Aaron,    Dec.    18,    '63 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

'     Street,  James,  May  28,  '63 Mustered   out   with    battery, 

1     Searl,   Wm.   M.,   Feb.    16,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

'     Steelman,    Elvy,    Feb.    7,    '62 Mustered   out   with   battery, 

'     Skillman,  James  S.,   Sept.  8,  '62 Absent,  in  arrest,  at  muster  out. 

'     Scott,   George   H.,   Dec.   25,   '61 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Soby,   Nicholas,   Dec.   28,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   23,  '63. 

'     Smith,   Joseph,    Feb.    13,    '62 Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

'     Seward,   Richard  V.,   Sept.    13,   '62.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865. 

'     Stewart,  James  H.,  Sept.   16,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865. 

1     Scott,  James    P.,   May    5,   '63 Discharged   by   General    Order,    Dec.    31,    1865. 

'     Shaw,  John  O.,   Feb.   8,   '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Oct.    30,    '65. 

1     Schofield,    Wm.    H.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   July    14,    1865. 

'     Stine,    Wm.    F.,    May    5,    '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  29,    1865. 

'     Straw,   Samuel,*    Sept.   4,   '64 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June    26,    1865. 

'      Smith,   Henry  W.,   Feb.    19,   '64 Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    1864. 

'     Smart,    Andrew,    May    15,    '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Feb.    29,    1864 — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   Nov.    14,    1865. 

'     Sweeney,   William,    May   25,    '63 Transferred  to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,    Feb.    29,    1864 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,   Nov.    14,    1865. 

Springer,    Vanniah,    Jan.    i,    '62 Deserted    January    4,    1862. 

1     Smith,  John,   Feb.    13,   '62 Deserted    February    15,    1862. 

'     Sullivan,   John,    Dec.    19,    '62 Deserted  January   20,    1862. 

1      Smith,    George   E.,    Mar.    19,    '62 Deserted   January    28,    1863. 

'     Smith,    George,    Feb.    n,    '62 Deserted  October  5,   1863. 

'     Stewart,   William,   Dec.    31,   '63 Deserted  August  20,   1865. 

1      Shannon,    Enos,    Feb.    29,    "64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Thompson,   George,   May  26,   '63 Absent,  in  arrest,  at  muster  out. 

Tway,    James,     Feb.     26,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Tyson,   George   W.,   Feb.    13,   '62 Discharged — expiration    of    term. 

Tracy,   Edward   F.,    Feb.   28,   '62 Discharged    Feb.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term 

Tripner,   George  C.,  June  4,   '63 Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Feb.  14,  1864. 

Troy,    Michael,    Feb.    13,    "63 Deserted  July   20,    1862. 

Turner,    James,    Oct.    21,    '62 Deserted    April     14,    1864. 

Thompson,   T.    W.,    May   5,    '63 Deserted    August    i,    1863. 

Thompson,    Wm.    H.,    May    12,    '63.  ..  Deserted    May   27,    1863. 

Trehy,    David,    May    3,    '63 Deserted  February   18,   1864. 

Thinsley,   John,    Dec.    25,    '61 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Urback,  And'w  J.,  Nov.  20,  '61 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Vance,  James  H.,   Dec.    14,   '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Vaughn,    James    H.,    Feb.    n,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Verden,    James,    Jan.    28,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wister,  Wiliam  F.,  Jan.   18,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wallner,    Henry,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wright,   Milo,   Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Wickizer,   Owen,   Mar.    28,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Woods,   George   H.,   Feb.   21,   '64 Captured — mus.    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wall,   Charles   F.,   Sept.    13,   '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865. 

Wallens,   Joshua    H.,    Feb.    13,    '62 ...  Discharged    Feb.     u,    1865 — expiration    of    term — • 

wd.    Sept.   29,    1864. 

Wyant,    Joseph,   Jan.    14,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    2,    1865. 

White,  Thomas  H.,   Feb.  27,   '64 Transferred    to    2d    Pro.    Art'y,    April    20,    1864. 

Walker,    Samuel  J.,   Mar.    31,   '^....Transferred    to    battery    K — date    unknown. 
4     Woodburn,   Frank,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged   May   6,    1867,   to   date  Jan.   29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  389 

Private  West,    William,    Jan.    27,    '64 Killed  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864. 

Wilson,  Archame's,  May   13,  '63 Captured  Sept.  29,  1864 — died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C., 

Jan.    5,    1865. 

Whaling,    James,    Feb.    13,    '62 Deserted  April  29,    1863. 

Westcott,  Thos.   B.,  Jan.  28,  '62 Deserted    February    2,     1862. 

White,    Charles,    Feb.    i,    '62 Deserted    February    8,    1862. 

Williams,   Edward  A.,   May  25,   '63.  .  Deserted  June  21,   1863. 

Weisbried,    L.    E.,   June    10,    '63 Deserted  June  28,    1863. 

Wilson,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64 Deserted    August    21,     1865. 

Wintedmute,  Cicero,  Dec.  21,  '61 ....  Transferred    to    battery    H — date    unknown. 

Wesley,    William,    Jan.    29,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 

Yohw,   Samuel  B.,  Jan.   20,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Young,  Mpntgom'y,  Feb.  25,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Young,   William,   Feb.    6,   '62 Deserted     February    25,     1862. 

Yancy,   John,   May  4,   '63 Deserted   June    2,    1862. 

Young,    Henry,    Feb.    25,    '64 Not  on  muster-out  roll. 


BATTERY  K. 

Capt.     Amzi   S.    Fuller,   Feb.    n,   '62 Com.   Lt.   Col.    i89th  reg.   P.   V.,  April   30,    1864 — > 

not  mus. — disch.   Feb.  23,   '65 — exp.   of  term. 

'     John    B.    Krepps,    Feb.    u,    '62 Wounded   at   Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,    Sept.   29,    '64 — • 

promoted   from   ist  Lt.,   May  3,    1865 — mustered 
out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

ist  Lt.     Presley  Cannon,  Jan.  29,  '62 Com.    Major    iSgth   regiment    Pa.    Vols.,   April    30, 

1864 — not    mustered — killed    at    Chapin's    Farm, 
Virginia,    Sept.    29,    1864. 
'     James    H.    Springer,    Jan.    29,    '62.  ..  Discharged  Jan.   28,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

1     Louis    Fisher     Pr.  fr.  ist  Sgt.  to  2d  Lt.,  Jan.  24,  1865 — to  ist  Lt.r 

May  3,  '65 — died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Sep.  6,  '65. 

'     Peter  Heck,  Jan.  29,   '62 Pr.  from   ist  Sgt.  to  2d  Lt.,  July  ir,   1864 — to  ist 

Lt.,    May    3,    1865 — discharged    July    24,    1865 — 
wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 
2d  Lt.     John  H.  Guisinger,  Feb.   n,  '62. ..  Promoted   to    ist   Lt.    battery   B,    Oct.    5,    1862. 

"     Joseph  L.   Iredell,  Dec.   30,   '62 Com.    Capt.    batt.    H,    iSgth   reg.    P.    V.,    April    30, 

'64 — not  mus. — pr.  to  ist  Lt.  batt.  L,  Oct.  6,  '64. 

'     George   W.    Webb,   Dec.    18,    '61 Pr.   from  priv.  batt'y  F  to  2d  Lt.,  Dec.  9,   1863— 

com.  Capt.  batt'y  K,  iSgth  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30, 
'64 — not  mus. — pr.  to  Capt.  batt'y  F,  May  6,  '65. 

'     Charles  W.  Rush,  Jan.  30,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.   i,  '63 — to  Sgt.,  April  10,  '64 — to 

ist   Sgt.,   May   i,    1865 — to  2d  Lt.,  May  3,   '65 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   '66 — Vet. 

"     James  S.  Darrell,  Jan.  30,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  May  22,  '62 — to  Sgt.,  April  10,  '64 — to 

ist  Sgt.,  June  i,  '65 — to  2d  Lieut.,  July  i,  '65 — 
mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866 — Vet. 

ist   Sgt.     Rezin  L.  De  Bolt,  Jan.   6,  '62...  Com.   ist  Lt.  batt'y  C,   i89t"h  reg.  P.  V.,  April  30, 

'64 — not   mus. — promoted   from   private,   Aug.    i, 
'65 — mus.   out  with  batttery  Jan.   29,   '66 — Vet. 

Serg't.     Meshach  Hyatt,  Jan.  6,  '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.  26,  '62 — to  Sergt.,  Jan.   i,  1863— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan  .29,   '66 — Vet. 

"     Jacob   G.    Draher,   Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted   from   private,   October    i,   '65 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     George   N.    Provence,   Jan.   6,   '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  April  10,  '64 — to  Sergt.,  Feb.   i,  '65— « 

mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

William  K.   Cooper,  Mar.  9,   '64 Promoted    from    private,    June    i,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

"     Thos.  W.  L.  Miller,  Feb.  20,  '64 Pr.  to  Cor.  Feb.   i,  1865— to  Sergt.,  Oct.   i,  1865— 

mustered  out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

'     Samuel    Wilson,    Feb.    9,    '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  May  i,  1865 — to  Sergt.,  Oct.  i,  1865 — • 

mustered   out  with  battery,  January  29,    1866. 

William  Harmoney,  Jan.  29,  '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Dec.  30,  '62. 

Miles    Hand,    Nov.     19,    '61 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  May  2,  '62. 

;     H.   T.    Davenport,   Jan.   29,   '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Jan.  30,  '64. 

Thomas  Williams,   Feb.   8,   '62 Discharged    Feb.    7,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John   W.    Gue,   Jan.   29,   '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Rezin  M'Bride,  Aug.   27,   '62 Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  19,  1864 — to  Sgt.,  May  i,  1865 — • 

captured  at  Chapin  s  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.  29,  '64 — 
discharged   by   General    Order,   July   5,    1865. 

"     Win.    H.    Martin,   Aug.    27,    '62 Promoted    to    Sergeant,    Dec.    i,    1864 — discharged 

by    Generpt    *"k--'-r.    *•*-*    *«.    1865. 


290 


ROSTER. 


Serg'tjohn  II.   Smith,  Nov.    n,  '62 

"     William  H.  Cox,  Feb.   16,  '64 


Levi    B.    Pearcell,   Jan.    29,    '62, 
"     Peter  Matson,  Jan.  29,   '62 


Corp.     John   Rissell,   Feb.    16,   '64 

Harvey  Groff,  Feb.  26,  '64 

1  Robert  Agey,  Sept.  9,  '63 

"  John  T.  Sangston,  Jan.  18,  '62... 
'  John  T.  Johnson,  Feb.  23,  '64.  .  .  . 

Henry  B.  Wilcox,  Feb.  29,  '64.... 
"  William  S.  Ferris,  Feb.  23,  '64 

William  Haney,  Dec.  15,  '61 

'  James  E.  Alton,  Jan.  26,  '64 

'  J.  B.  Everingham,  Feb.  29,  '64.... 
'  Charles  A.  Palmer,  Jan.  30,  '64.  .  . 

Eugene  D.  Sperry,  Feb.  25,  '64.... 

Nicholas  Miller,  Jan.   29,   '62 

W.  H.  Poundstone,  Jan.  29,  '62... 

"  Morris  Morris,  Jan.  29,  '62 

"  Oliver  Tate,  Feb.  4,  '62 

"  Andrew  J.  Hacket,  Feb.  13,  '62.... 

"  Cyrus  Smith,  Jan.  29,  '62 

"  Daniel  Gibson,  Sept.  20,  '62 

"     William   Funk,   Oct.    2,    '62 

"     Benjamin  F.  Davis,  Feb.   n,  '62... 

Bugler     Jas.   R.   A.   Altman,   Feb.   20,   '64 

David    L.    Provence,    Dec.    18,    '61.. 

Artifi'r     Andrew   J.    Todd,    Jan.    7,    '62.. 

"     John    Wortman,    Jan.     15,    '62 

"     Walter  Birch,  Mar.   10,  '64 


.  Promoted    to    Sergeant,    Oct.     i,     1865 — discharged 

Nov.    10,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 
.  Prisoner   from   June   2,    1864,   to   April    12,    1865 — • 

discharged   by    General    Order   Aug.    8,    1865. 
.  Killed   at   Petersburg,    Ya.,   June    18,    1864 — Vet. 
.  Died    at    Fortress    Monroe,    Ya.,    Nov.    24,    1864 — 

buried   in   National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 
.  Promoted   to   Corporal,    Dec.    i,    '64 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January   29,    1866 — Died    1890. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January   29,    1866 — Yet. 
.  Promoted   to   Corporal,    Feb.    i,    '65 — mustered    out 

with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Feb.    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January    29,    1866 — Yet. 
.  Promoted    to    Corporal    May    i,    '65 — mustered    out 

with   battery,    January    29,    1866 — Yet. 
.  Promoted   to   Corporal,   June    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Promoted   to   Corporal,   June    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,    January    29,    1866 — Yet. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with    battery,    January   29,    1866 — Yet. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    i,    '65 — mustered    out 

with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Promoted   to    Corporal,    Oct.    i,    '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Promoted  to   Corporal,   Oct.   24,   '65 — mustered   out 

with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 
.  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   22,    '62. 


.  Discharged 
.  Discharged 
.  Discharged 
.  Discharged 
Discharged 

-n  /^ 


"     Samuel  Tresler,  Jan.   29,   '62 

"     John    Rathbone,    Feb.   27,    '64 


Private  Arnesburg,  Wm.,  Dec.  21,  '61.. 
"  Abraham,  James  B.,  Dec.  18,  '61... 
"  Alton,  William  B.,  Jan.  26,  '64.... 
"  Andrews,  James,  Feb.  27,  '64 

,ishbaugh,   Joseph,   Jan.    30,    '64.... 

Anderson,  Benj.   P.,  Feb.   i,  '64.... 

Abraham,  Thos.   B.,   Jan.   29,   '62... 

Anderson,    Robert,    Jan.    29,    '62 .  .  . 

Altman,   John   P.,   Nov.   6,    '62 

Albright,    Jacob     

Aflick,   Thomas,    Feb.    29,    '64 

Albright,  Joseph,  Feb.  18,  '64.... 
Achenbach,  S.,  Jr.,  Feb.  27,  '64. 

Anderson,  Geo.  W.,  Jan.  28,  '62... 

Austin,   Robert   S.,  Jan.   29,   '64 

Abraham,   Thos.   J.,   Jan.    12,   '64... 

Barber,   Ephraim,   Dec.   30,   '61 

Black,   James  T.,   Jan.    27,   '62 

Bloh,  Charles,  Feb.   12,  '64 , 

Beddoes,  Wm.  H.,  Sept.  29,  '63 

Bruner,  Jeremiah,  Feb.  6,  '63.... 
Barnes,  Andrew  S.,  Mar.  14,  '64... 
Barney,  Martin  M.,  Feb.  16,  '64... 
Bowers,  Seth  C.,  Feb.  16,  '64 


"an.  28 — expiration  of  term, 
an.  28 — expiration  of  term, 
an.  28 — expiration  of  term. 
an.  28 — expiration  of  term, 
an.  28 — expiration  of  term. 

.  Pr.  to  Cor., "Dec.  i,  '64— disch.  by  G.  O.,  June  28, 
1865. 

.  Discharged    Oct.     2,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

.  Killed   at    Chapin's    Farm,    Ya.,    Sept.    29,    '64. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Yet. 

.  Mustered  gut  with  batte>-v,  Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Yet. 

.  Captured — died  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  Nov.  7, 
1864 — grave,  11,894. 

.  Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  Sept.  4,  '64,  of 
wds.  received  at  Petersburg. 

.  Transferred  to  battery  F,  2d  Provisional  Artil 
lery,  April  20,  1864 — captured — died  at  Ander 
sonville,  Ga. — date  unknown. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

.  Absent,    in    arrest,    at    muster    out — Yet. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Absent,   sick,   at   muster  out. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate.    May   22,    '62. 

.Discharged   Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

.  Discharged    Noy.    8,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

.  Killed   at    Petersburg,    Ya.,    July    30,    1864. 

.  Capt'd  at  Cold  Harbor,  Ya.,  June  24,  '64 — died 
at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  Nov.  6,  '64--grave,  11,852. 

.  Transferred    to    battery    F — date    unknown. 

.  Captured  Sept.  29,  '64 — died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C., 
Dec.  5,  '64 — burial  record,  Dec.  21,  1864. 

.  Deserted    March    5,    1862. 

.  Deserted  April   14,   1862. 

.  Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

.  Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Yet. 

.  Discharged    of   date    Aug.    15,    1865. 

.  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

.  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  291 

Private  Brenberger,  John  E-,  Feb.  29,  '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Burnian,   James  D.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Brock,    William    H.,    Feb.    12,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
"     Barker,   William   H.,   Feb.   26,   '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Brown,   Jackson,  Jan.   29,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.    20,    '64. 

"      Boyd,  John,  Jan.   25,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Aug.    14,    '62. 

Brown,  James   C.,   Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    28,    '65. 

"      Briner,   Allen,  Jan.   29,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,    Aug.    14,    '62. 

Baker,    David,     Feb.     16,     '62 Deserted   July    12,    1862 — returned    March   8,    '65 — 

discharged   by    General    Order,    July    19,    1865. 
Burlington,   Thomas,   Nov.    n,   '62.  ...  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    6,    '64. 

Black,    Henry,    Nov.    u,   '62 Discharged   on   Surgeon's   certificate,  June  30,   '64. 

Burnworth,   Jesse    D.,    Mar.    16,    '64.  .  Transferred  to  battery   I,   Oct.    n,    1865. 
Breckinridge,   J.    L.,    Nov.    16,    '62.  ...  Transferred   to   Veteran    Res.    Corps,    May   20,    '64. 

Bayne,    Otho,    Feb.    19,    "64 Transferred     to     Camp     Chase,     Ohio — discharged 

by  General   Order,   Sept.   28,    1865. 

Bridger,  George  Fy.,  Feb.  26,  '64 Transferred  to   Camp  Chase,  Ohio. 

Blowser,  John  W.,  Mar.  23,  '64 Transferred  to  battery  M,  Aug.   28,   1865. 

Brenberger,    L,evi,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   M,   Aug.    28,    1865 — Yet. 

Brownfield,  Zadd'k,   Sept.   3,   63 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    22,    1864. 

Backman,    Aaron    Killed   at   Petersburg,    Ya.,   June    17,    1864. 

Brewer,     Henry,     Feb.     26,     '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Ya.,   June    17,    1864. 

Bartley,  Johnson  L-,  Feb.   n,  '64....  Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Oct.   15,  '65 — bu.  in  Pop 
lar     Grove     Nat.     Cemetery,     div.     B,     sec.       B, 
^  grave,    49. 

Bird,    George,    Feb.    29,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,     Ga. — date    un 
known. 

Bradley,  James  G.,   Feb.    10,   '64 Died  at  Washington,   D.    C.,  June    n,    1864. 

Bale,    Joseph   J.,    Feb.    22,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    Nov.     16, 

1864 — grave,    12,039. 

Bird,    John,    Mar.    7,    '64 Tr.  to  Co.  A,  22d  reg.  V.   R.  C. — des.  Apr.   i,  '65. 

Brock,  James   P.,   Feb.    12,   '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Crago,   Sebastian,   Jan.   26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Caldwell,   Joseph   L,.,   Jan.    30,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Conner,  Henry  C.,  Feb.  27,  '64 Absent,   sick,   at   muster  out. 

Coates,   Charles  W.,    Feb.    5,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Core,    John,    Jan.     19,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Conway,    Patrick,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Chew,    Robert  N.,   Feb.    8,   '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Cruse,   Peter,  Jan.   29,   '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    18,   '62. 

Crawford,  Andrew  W.,  Jan.   29,   '62 ..  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   22,    '62. 

Cunningham,  W.   H.,  Jan.  29,   '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Chester,    Samuel,    Feb.    13,    '62 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,    May   22,    '62. 

Conley,  Benjamin  F.,  Jan.  29,  '62.  ...  Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 
Cunningham,   H.    H.,   Aug.    27,   '62.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    28,     1865 — 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Conley,   John  W.,   Aug.   27,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    28,     1865 — 

wd.     Sept.    29,    1864. 

Conn,  Abner,   Sept.   2,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,     May     13,     1865 — 

wd.     Sept.    29,    1864. 

Coburn,    Harvey,    Feb.   9,   '64 Transferred   to    Camp    Chase,    Ohio. 

Clements,   Peter,   Feb.    16,   '64 Transferred    to    battery    M,    Aug.    28,     1865. 

Chew,    Clark,    Feb.    12,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    M,    Aug.    28,     1865. 

Craft,   Isaac  N.,  Dec.  8,   '63 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    Aug.    5,    1864— buried 

at    Fort    Steadman — Vet. 

Cruse,   Owen  D.,  Jan.   29,   '62 Died   at   Washington,   D.    C.,   March    n,    1862 — bu. 

record,    Mar.    17,    1862 — bu.    in    Mil.    Asy.    Cem. 

Clabaugh,  Geo.  W.,  Feb.  22,  '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,     Ga.,    July    31, 

1864 — grave,    4,369. 

Cross,   Abraham,    Mar.    30,    '63 Deserted    May    29,    1865. 

Campbell,   John,    Nov.    6,    '62 Deserted  Nov.   15,   1864 — returned  Jan.    14,   1865 — 

discharged    Jan.    12,    1866 — expiration    of   term. 

Carter,  Josiah,  Jan.  29,  '62 Wd.     at     Petersburg,     Ya. — Died    at     Philadelphia, 

Pa.,    Aug.    24,    1864 — Yet. 

Cunningham,    H Died    March    12,    1864. 

Chilson,   John   W.,   Mar.   29,   '64 Died    June    22,     1864 — buried    near    Fort    Morton, 

Petersburg,    Ya. 

Core,   Christopher,   Jan.    30,   '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

*Crusan,   Benjamin  F.,  Aug.    12,  '64.  .  Substitute — not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Denny,    Harmer,    Feb.    2,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Yet. 

Drake,    Henry,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Drake,   William.   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Drake,   David   D.,   Feb.   28,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Dean,    John,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Dougherty,   Alex.   T.,  Jan.   29,   '62.  ...  Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Dougherty,  Thomas,  Jan.  25,   '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    7,    '62. 

Dunn,   James   B.,    Feb.   8,   '64 Transferred    to   battery    M,    Aug.    28,    1865. 

Dunmire,    Simon,   Feb.   28,    '64 Transferred    to   battery    M,    Aug.    28,    1865. 


ROSTER. 

Private  Daniels,   Jacob,   Mar.    25,    '64 Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Georgia — date 

unknown. 

"     Dean,  Jacob  M.,   Nov.    n,   '62 Accidentally   killed,    Nov.    12,    1863. 

"     Donaldson,   Andrew,   Mar.    31,    '64.  ..  Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Georgia — date 

unknown. 

"     Ebbert,   David    T.,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Engle,    Francis    T.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Everett,  Wm.   H.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

Sept.    29,    1864. 

"     Everett,    Thomas,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Easton,   John   H.,    Feb.    10,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Evans,  John,  Feb.  28,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Ellsworth,    Thomas,    Jan.    19,    '64 Transferred  to  Vet.    Res.    Corps,  Dec.   29,    1863. 

Eckert,  William  D.,  Feb.   16,   '64 Transferred    to    battery    M,    Aug.    28,    1865. 

Fallwood,  Israel  P.,  Feb.  6,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Forepaugh,   Francis,  April   14,  '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Funk,    George   F.,    Feb.    i,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Friend,    Frederick,    Feb.    4,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    May   29,    1865. 

Farrier,   Andrew  J.,   Nov.   6,   '62 Discharged    Nov.    10,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Gray,  William,  Mar.   5,  '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Giles,  George  W.,  Feb.  16,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Gormley,  Wm.  H.,  Mar.  2,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Galvin,    John,    Mar.    10,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Gasnel,    Brice,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May  22,   '62. 

Gooley,    Alfred    M.,    Jan.    29,    '62.  ...  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    6,    '64. 

Griffin,    Isaac,   Jan.   29,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,   June   30,   '64. 

Gist,   Thomas,   Feb.    19,   '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  June  20,   '65. 

Gray,   James,   Aug.    29,   '62 Discharged  by   General    Order,   June   28,    1865. 

Gregory,   Alanson,   Feb.   23,   '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   25,   '65. 

Groff,    Benjamin,    Feb.    25,    '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,   July    10,    1864. 

Green,    Norman,    Feb.    29,    '64 Transferred   to    battery    F,    2d    Pro.    Artil'y,    April 

20,   '64 — killed   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   July  20,   '64. 

Gardner,   Robert,   Feb.    17,   '64 Capt'd  at  Cold  Harbor,   Va.,  June  2,   '64 — died  at 

Millen,  Ga. — bu.  in  Nat.  Cem.,  sec.  A,  grave  86. 

Groff,    Isaac, Feb.    25,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    I — date    unknown. 

Haney,    Gibson,    Dec.    15,    '61 Wounded    in    action — transferred    to    V.    R.    C. — 

disch.   on   Surg.  certificate,  Aug.   n,   1865 — Vet. 

Huff,   Ebenezer,   Feb.   29,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hunter,    John,    Jan.    i,    '62 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Hawk,   Elijah,  Jan.   31,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Hiles,   Henry,  Jan.   25,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Hickle,    Samuel,   Jan.    13,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Hang,    Christian,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hilbert,  John,   Feb.    12,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Haas,  Jacob,   Mar.    12,   '64 Absent,   sick,   at   muster  out. 

Handsforth,   Thos.,   Mar.    16,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hemsicker,  D.  J.,   Feb.  24,  '64 Prisoner   from   Sept.   29,    1864,   to   Feb.    28,    1865 — 

discharged   by    General    Order,    Aug.    i,    1865. 

Harrison,    Henry,    Feb.    13,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at   muster    out. 

Humberston,   Geo.,   Feb.   3,   '64 Absent,    sick,    at   muster    out. 

Held,   George  R.,   Sept.   8,   '63 Deserted   Nov.    16,    1863 — returned — absent,   in   ar 
rest,   at   muster   out. 

Hall,   George  W.,   Nov.    10,   '62 Discharged    Nov.    10,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Hall    Samuel  A.,  Aug.   27,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    28,    1865. 

Hartzell,   Wm.   W.,  Feb.   27,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    19,    1865 — 

wd.    June    17,    1864. 

Hall,    Samuel   W.,   Jan.   29,    '62 Deserted — returned — discharged   July    5,    1865. 

Hopkins,    Andrew,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged   Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of   term. 

Hoover,  Wm.  H.,  Feb.  8,  '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    30,   '64. 

Holland,  John  W.,   Nov.    n,   '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Sept.  30,  '63. 

Hook,   James   J.,    Feb.    8,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July   6,   '65 — Vet. 

Hewitt,    Pardon    C Tr.    to    38th    Co.,    2d   battalion   Vet.    Res.    Corps- 
discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate.  Mar.  31,  '65. 

Hethcock,  William.,  Feb.  26,  '64 Transferred     to     Camp     Chase,     Ohio — discharged 

by  General  Order,   Sept.  28,    1865. 

Hart,  Joshua  A.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Prisoner  from  June  2,  '64,  to  Apr.   n,  '65 — trans 
ferred  to  battery  M,  August  28,   1865. 

Hiles,  John,  Jan.   5,  '64 Transferred  to  battery   M,   August   28,    1865. 

Hazen,  George  D.,  Feb.   13,  '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  Apr.  20,    1864 — 

killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    July    30,    1864. 

House,  James  H.,  Feb.   16,  '64 Missing  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,   1864. 

Hockenbrock,   Wm.,   Feb.    27,    '64 Tranferred  to  2d   Pro.   Artillery,   Apr.   20,    1864 — 

discharged   by   General   Order,   July    19,    1865. 

Hyatt,  Archibald,  Jan.   29,  '62 Died   May   23,    1863. 

Hockenbrock,  J.  B.,  Feb.  27,  '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,     Ga.,     Sept.     3, 

1864 — grave,   7,661. 

Hannen,    Daniel,   Jan.    n,    '64 Tr.  to  2<1  Pro.  Art'y,  Apr.  20,  20.   1864 — captured 

— died   at   Andersonville,    Ga. — date   unknown. 


ROSTER.  293 

Pri/ate  Heffley,    Samuel,  Jan.   52,   '62 Deserted   March    29,    1862. 

Harvey,  James,  Feb.  4,  '62 Deserted    May    30,    1862. 

Harvey,    William,   Jan.    12,    '62 Deserted    July    12,    1862. 

Hommell,  John  G.,   Feb.    i,   '64 Deserted    September   8,    1864 — wd.    Sept.    29,    1864 

Helms,    S.   J Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,    '64 

Hughs,    William Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.    20,    '64- 

Isler,   Samuel   W.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Ingraham,    M.    M.,    Feb.    10,    '64.  ...  Missing  at  Petersburg,   Va.,  June    18,    1864. 

Johnson,    Elijah,    Jan.     18,    '62 Mustered  put  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Yet. 

Johnson,  Wm.  H.,  Jan.  26,   '62 Absent,    without    leave,    at    muster   out — Yet. 

Johnson,    Samuel,    Jan.    22,    '62 Absent,    sick,    at   muster   out — Vet. 

Jordan,  James,  Sept.   i,  '63 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Johnson,    Joseph,    Feb.    13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Yet. 

Jones,    Benjamin,    Mar.    28,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Jacoby,    Abraham,    Mar.    25,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  9,  1865. 

Tohnson,  Tames  M.,  Mar.  29,  '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

Jacoby,  Chester,  Mar.  27,  '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,   July    18,    1865. 

Jackson,    John,    Mar.    17,    64 Prisoner   from  June   2,    1864,   to  April    18,    1865 — 

transferred  to  battery  M,   Aug.   28,    1865. 

Jackson,   Joseph    L-,    Feb.    18,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    M,    Aug.    28,     1865. 

James,  Benjamin  F.,  Aug.   n,  '62....  Died  at  Washington,   D.   C.,   Nov.    17.    1862. 

Johns,    James,    Feb.    u,    '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Johnston,   Wesley,   Feb.   23,   '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Johnson,    Richard,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Jenny,    Frederick,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Jewell,  John  W.,  Jan.  30,  '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

Kinsley,  Jacob,   Feb.   6,  '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kinsley,    Christian,    Feb.    6,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kliharley,    Charles,    Feb.    17,    '64.  .  .  .  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Keener,    William,    Oct.    2,    '62 Discharged    Oct.    2,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Kirk,     John,     Feb.     22,     '64 Transferred  to  battery   M,   Aug.   28,    1865. 

Kirk,    Samuel,    Feb.     19,    '64 Transferred  to  battery   M,   Aug.   28,    1865. 

Kealer,    Samuel   M.,    Feb.    10,    '64 Captured    at    Cold    Harbor,    Ya.,    June    2,    1864— 

Died    1865. 
Kuntz,  Monroe,  Mar.  28,  '64 Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Georgia — date 

unknown. 

Keener,   John,    Nov.    n,   '62 Died   at    New   York,    Dec.    2,    1864 — buried   in    Cy 
press   Hill   Cemetery,    L.    I. 
Kauf,  John,   Mar.   27,   '64 Captured — died  at   Andersonville,   Ga.,   August   22, 

1864 — grave,    4,545- 
Kline,    George,    Mar.    29,    '64 Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Georgia — date 

unknown. 

Kiffer,    David,    Feb.    14,    '62 Deserted    January    31,     1863. 

Kankin,  Alexander,  March  22,  '64...  Not  on  muster-out   roll. 

Love,   James,    Feb.    10,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out — Yet. 

Lucius,  Christian,  Feb.   19,   '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Lins,   Jones.   Mar.    29,   '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Linten,  L.  Z.  T.,  Feb.  4,  '62 Discharged  by  special  order,   Sept.  5,   1863. 

Linck,   Charles,   Aug.   27,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  28,    1865. 

Lobach,    John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   M,   August  28,    1865. 

Leonard,  Wm.  S.,  Mar.  25,  '64 Transferred  to  battery  M,   August  28,    1865. 

Luckey,   Josiah,   Jan.    29,    '62 Killed  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864 — Vet. 

Leader,   Henry,    Feb.    29,    '64 Captured  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  2,  '64 — trans 
ferred  to  battery  H — date  unknown. 

Leonard,    Robert,    Nov.    n,    '62 Died  at  Bermuda  Hundred,  Va.,  Feb.   10,   1865. 

Laybranch,    George,    Feb.    29,    '64 Captured — died  at   Andersonville,   Ga.,   August    19, 

1864 — grave,    6,151. 

Lawrence,  James  D.,  Feb.   16,  '64.  ...  Deserted    September   4,    1865. 
Muir,  George,  Jan.    12,   '62 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 


Mahan,   Alex.    B.,    Feb.   9,   '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 

Malone,  Joseph,   Feb.    n,   '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 

Malone,  Thos.  W.,  Feb.   12,  '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 

Moon,    Jonathan,    Mar.    25,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 

Meekins,    John,    Jan.    30,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 

Mitchell,  Elisha  C.,  Feb.  22,  '64 Mustered  out   with   battery, 


an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 

an.  29,  1866. 


Miller,    David,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   May   5,   '64. 

*Messner,  Christopher,  Sept.  23,  '64. .  Discharged   by   General    Order,   July    5,    1865. 

Marshall,  John  H.,  Jan.   2;|,   '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Meredith,    Stephen,   Jan.   29,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Melson,    William,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's   cert.,    Jan.    4,    '66 — Vet. 

Mackey,    Benj.    F.,    Feb.    4,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Jan.   4,   '66 — 

Vet. 

Muir,    David,   Jan.    30,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    M,    August    28,    1865. 

Meese,  Belzer,  Feb.  22,  '64 Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Georgia — date 

unknown. 
Miller,    George,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died  at  Washington,   D.    C.,   July   i,    1864— buried 

in    National    Cemetery,    Arlington,    Ya. 


294 


ROSTER. 


Private  Menden.   Henry,  Jan.   29,   '62 Deserted   February    19,    1862. 

"     Morris,   David   G.,   Aug.    27,    '62 Deserted    April    30,    1863. 

1     Millener,   Alex.,    Sept.    9,    '63 Deserted    September    17,    1863. 

Meekins,    George    N.,   Jan.    30,    '64...  Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

1     Mortland,    Newton,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ...  Missing   at   Cold   Harbor,   Va.,   June   2,     64 — trans 
ferred   to   battery    I — date   unknown. 

"     M'Carrol,  Charles,  Mar.  14,  '64 Absent,   in   arrest,   at  muster  out. 

M'Daniels,    John    M.,    Feb.    16,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

M'Peck,    Daniel,    Jan.    23,    '64 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    May    2,    '64. 

"      M'Clane,   Thos.   K.,   Feb.   23,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    19,    1865. 

"     M'Kelvey,  Wes'y  V.,  Feb.  23,  '64.  .  .  .  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Dec.    22,    '64. 

"     M'Kinney,    \Vm.,    Sept.    27,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  28,   1865. 

M'Glaughlin,   A.,   Nov.    u,    '62 Discharged    Nov.     10,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     M'Cann,    John,    Decfl    9,    '62 Discharged    Dec.    11,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     M'Clane,  James  T.,  Aug.  20,   '62 Discharged    Nov.    8,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     M'Millen,    Richard,    Sept.    7,    '63 Discharged  by   General   Order,   January    12,    1866. 

"     M'Carnes,    Charles,   Jan.    25,    '62 Died   at   Washington,   D.    C.,   October   29,    1862. 

"     M'Cormick,   T.   H.,   Nov.    u,   '62 Died  near  Washington,   D.  C.,   February   19,   1863. 

"      M'Daniels,   John,   Feb.   20,    '64 Died  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  July  8,  '64,  of  wds. 

rec.  at  Petersburg — bu.  in  Nat.   Cem.,  Hampton. 
"      M'Roberts,    Thomas,    Mar.    8,    '64.  .  .  .  Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

"      M'Millen,  Henry,   Feb.    n,   '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

1     M'Daniels,   Feb.   28,   '64 Captured   at   Cold   Harbor,   Va.,   June   2,    1864 — tr. 

to   battery    I — date   unknown. 

"     Norigong,   Jacob,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"      Nichols,    Timothy,    Jan.    29,    '62 Discharged    T.an.    28,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Numan,    David,    Feb.    6,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   July    26,    '64. 

Neff,    George,    Feb.    n,    '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  April  22,  '64. 

Nutt,   Adam   C.,   Nov.    n,   '62 Discharged   by    special    order,    July    29,    1863. 

Nelson,   George  W.,  Jan.  27,   '62 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Aug.    14,    '62. 

Neal,    John,    Aug.    27,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Reserve  Corps,  Feb.   26,   '64. 

Osterly,  John  M.,   Feb.   13,  '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Oyster,    Joshua,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Oakes,   John   G.,   Jan.   30,   '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Oliphant,   James,   Nov.   26,    '62 Discharged    Nov.    25,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

O'Brien,    Caleb,    Mar.    30,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    M,    August    28,    1865. 

Powell,    James,    Mar.    28,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Palmer,  "Augustus   A.,    Feb.    3,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Piffer,    George   W.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Pingee,   Merrill   G.,    Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29.     1866. 

Peterson,    Jacob    H.,    Sept.    26,    '62.  ..  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  28,   1865. 

Porter,   James   H.,    Sept.    10,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  28,   1865. 

"     Poling,   Peter   M.,   Feb.   8,   '62 Transferred  to  company  I,  2ist  reg.  V.  R.  C.,  Dec. 

29,    '63 — discharged    Feb.    16,    '65 — exp.    of   term. 

"     Pearce,    William,   Jan.    12,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   19,    1865. 

"     Pierce,    Lorenzo,   Jan.    26,    '64 Transferred     to     Camp     Chase,     Ohio — discharged 

by  General  Order,  Sept.  28,   1865. 

"     Peeler,  Wm.   M.,  Feb.    16,   '64 Transferred   to   battery    M,    August   28,    1865. 

"     Peeler,  Wellington,   Feb.    16,   '64 Transferred   to   battery    M,    August.  28,    1865. 

"      Pegg,   George,   Jan.    18,    '64 Transferred    to   battery    M,    August    28,    1865. 

"     Passmore,  Josiah   H.,   Feb.   25,    '64...  Killed  at   Petersburg,   Va.,  July   30,    1864. 

"     Patton,    H.    W.,    Mar.    2,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    Aug.    26, 

1864— grave,    6,885. 

"      Pike,     J.     W Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.    20,    '64. 

"      Peterman,    A.    F Died    September    29,    1864. 

"     Porter,  David  D.,  Jan.    19,  '64 Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Richardson,  Wm.   D.,   Feb.  9,   '64.  .  .  .  Cantured  at  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.,   Sept.   29,   1864 — 

discharged  by  General   Order,   Aug.   7,   1865. 

"     Rodney,    Henry,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,   1866. 

"      Rugg,  Aaron,   Mar.   25,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,   1866. 

"     Rankin,    Alexander,    Mar.    31,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,   1866. 

"      Reed,  Andrew  T.,   Feb.   9,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,   1866. 

"      Ristine,   John,   Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,   1866. 

"     Redman,  Wm.  J.,  Feb.  24,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,     an.  29,  1866. 

"      Riggin    David,  Jan.   20,   '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate.    May    i,    1862. 

"     Ross,  Warwick  H.,  Jan.  29,  '62 Q.    M.   in   2d   Pro.   Art'y,    from   April  ^20,   to   Aug. 

26,    1864 — disch.   by   special   order,    Nov.    10,     64. 

"     Rankin,    Robert,    Sept.    10,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June  28,    1865. 

"     Richards,  John   H.,   Aug.   22,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   28,    1865. 

"     Reedinger,    Wm.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    M,    August   28,    1865. 

"      Rankin,   Hanbl'n   S.,  Aug.   27,   '62....  Died    May    23,    1863.  , 

"     Rathbone,    Jacob,    Feb.    27,    '64 Transferred  to  battery  F,  -d  Pro.  Arty,  April  20, 

1864 — captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Ga. — 
date    unknown. 
"     Reed,   William,    Nov.    n,    '62 Died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  May  19,   1864. 


ROSTER.  295 

Private  Rodgers,   Jeremiah   B.,   Feb.   29,   '64..  Transferred  to  battery  F,  2d  Pro.  Art'y,  April  20, 

1864 — captured — died  at  Andersonville,  Ga. — 
date  unknown — burial  record,  buried  in  Law- 
ton  Nat.  Cem.,  Millen,  Ga.,  sec.  A,  grave,  126. 

Richley,    Francis     Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   4,    1864. 

"     Stanton,  Thomas,  Jan.  21,  '62 Mustered  out  with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

1     Sidebottom,   Jas.    E.,    Mar.    15,    '62.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

1      Stuart,   John    R.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

'     Svrartz,   Joseph   W.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Died 

1903. 

Showers,    Wm.    II.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 

Shaffer,   Wm.    H.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Starner,  Wm.   H.,  Feb.  25,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Shipley,   Elijah   L,.,   Mar.   25,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Scannell,    Robert,    Mar.    17,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Sloam,   James   R.,    Feb.    25,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Scott,   William   H.,    Feb.    9,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Sidell,    Samuel,    April    i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Shirer,    George,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Stevenson,   Wm.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Spotts,   William,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Shannon,   Henry   C.,   Feb.    16,   '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Died, 

1904. 

Shaffer,   Westall    P.,   Jan.    30,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Scannell,    James,    Mar.    19,    '64 Transferred   to    i3ist   company,   2d  batt.   V.    R.    C., 

Jan.   7,   '65 — disch.  on  Surg.  cert.,  Mar.   28,  '65. 

Sidebottom,   S.    F.,   April   30,    '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Aug.    14,    '62. 

Shaffer,    Samuel    W.,    April    30,    '62.  .  Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Jan.    8,    1863. 

Sampsell,   Geo.   W.,   Jan.   29,    '62 Discharged    Jan.    28,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Strider,  Joseph,   Mar.   8,   '64 Prisoner   from   Dec.    14,    1864,   to   Feb.    15,    1865 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,   June    19,    1865. 

Scott,   James    M.,    Mar.    30,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    May   27,    1865. 

Stroud,   William,   Aug.   27,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   28,    1865. 

Shepherd,   John,    Aug.    27,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   28,    1865. 

*Sanders,  Thomas,   Sept.    i,  '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  28,    1865. 

Suter,    James    F.,    Feb.    10,    '64 Prisoner  from   Sept.  29,    1864,  to  March    i,    1865 — 

disch.    by    General    Order,    July    5,    1865 — Vet. 

Stanton,   Andrew  J.,    Sept.    10,   '62...  Tr.   to   Co.   I,   22d  reg.   V.   R.    C.,   Dec.   29,    1863 — 

discharged  by   General   Order,   July  3,    1865. 

Showers,    John    S.,    Mar.    25,    '64....  Tr.    to    iioth    company,    2d    bat.    Veteran    Reserve 

Corps — date    unknown. 

Stevens,    John,    Feb.    23,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    M,    August    13,    1865. 

Smith,  James   M.,   Aug.   30,   '62 Died    at    Washington,    D.    C.,    March    19,    1864. 

Secrist,    Robinson,-   Feb.     u,    '64 Captured — died     at     Andersonville,     Ga. — date     un 
known. 

Smithley,    Geo.    W.,    Nov.    n,    '62.... Died    at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    July    4.    '64,    of 

wounds  received  at  Petersburg — buried  in  Na 
tional  Cemetery  Hampton. 

Sharpneck,   Ellis   B.,   Feb.   26,   '64.  ...  Deserted    October    14,    1863. 

Salyards,    Erasmus,    Mar.    n,    '62.  ..  .Deserted   June    6    1863. 

Show,    Wm.    S.,   Jan.    13,    '64 Not   on   muster-out    roll. 

Shipley,    Everhardt,    Mar.    25,    '64.  ..  Captured    at    Cold    Harbor.    Va.,    June    2,    '64 — dis 
charged    by    General    Order,    August    i,    1865. 

Snyder,    Wm.,     Feb.    29,    '64 Missing    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    Tune    2,     1864. 

Shroder,    John,    Feb.    27,    '64..- Missing    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,     1864. 

Stewart,   Wm.    S.,   Jan.    13,    '64 Missing    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,    1864. 

Troup,    Oliver,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

\Pill,,    William,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Thomas,    Samuel,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Topley,    George    W.,    Feb.    17,    '64...  Tr.    to    2d    Pro.    Artillery,    April    20,    1864— killed 

at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17,    1864. 

Tannyhill,    EH,    Nov.    n,    '62 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    August    25,    1864. 

Tate,   James,   Feb.    16,    '64 Captured — died    at     Andersonville,     Ga. — date    un 
known — bu.    rec.,    Nov.  24,  1864,   at   Danville,  Va. 

Vare,    James,    Feb.    6,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    19,    1865. 

Varndell,   John,   Jan.    30,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    Sept.     16, 

1864 — grave,  8,948. 

Varndell,    Richard,    Jan.    30,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Whoolery,    Jacob.    Feb.    24,    '62 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — Vet. 

Wier,    William,    Jan.    18,    '62 Deserted   May    17,    1862 — ret.    Dec.    31,    1862 — mus 
tered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Winter,   Jacob,    Feb.    2,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Woodfall,    Wm.,    Feb.     n,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Wood,    Francis,     Feb.     5,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

White,   Joseph    B.,   Jan.    12,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

\Villiams,    David,    Mar.    31,    '64 Absent,    in    arrest,    at    muster   out. 

Whaley,    F.    W.,    Feb.    8,    '62 Dishonorably    disch. — to    date    expiration    of    term. 


296 


ROSTER. 


Private  Washabaugh,    David,    Nov.    n,    '62. .  .Discharged    Nov.     10,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Wiggins,    Henry    H.,    Sept.    5,    '62. .  .Discharged  by   General   Order,   July   21,.   1865. 

Wirt,    Michael,    Feb.    27,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    18,    1865. 

Wright,    Israel,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred     to     Camp     Chase,     Ohio — discharged 

by    General    Order    Sept.    28,    1865. 
"     Wilson,   John,    Sept.    10,    '62 Tr.  to  Co.  F,   i6th  reg.  V.  R.  C.,  March   17,   1865. 

Wendell,     Theodore     Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    July    18,    1864. 

Wilson,    Henry    H Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    July    30,     1864. 

Wolf,  Alfred,   Feb.  20,   '64 Transferred  to  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  April  20,   1864 — 

killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    August    12,    1864. 

White,    David,    Mar.    29,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    Sept.     10, 

1864 — grave,    8,360. 

Walker,    Samuel    J.,    Mar.    31,    '64... Tr.  to  V.   R.  C. — disch.  by  G.  O.,  Aug.  21,   1865. 

Worburton,    S.   A.,    Feb.    29,   '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,     Ga. — date    un 
known. 

Williams,    Samuel,    Jan.    29,    '62 Deserted    May   25,    1863. 

Westley,     M.     B Discharged  by  General   Order,   Dec.    22,    1864. 

Wood,   James   M.,    Feb.   8,    '64.  .  .  . .  .  .Not   on   muster-out   roll. 

"     Young,    William,    Feb.    20,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    January    29,    1866. 


BATTERY  L. 


Capt.  Paul  T.  Jones,  Jan.  2,  '62 Discharged  Nov.  29,   1864,  for  wds.   rec.  in  action. 

'     Joseph    L.    Iredell,    Dec.    30,    '62 Pr.  from  2d  Lt.  batt'y  K,  to  ist  Lt.,  Oct.  6,  '64 — 

to  Capt.  Dec.  17,  1864 — disch.  Jan.  27,  1866, 
to  date  Dec.  29,  1865 — expiration  of  term — 
died  1898. 

ist  Lt.  Frank  W.  Paul,  Nov.   12,  '61 Com.   Capt.  battery  A,   iSgth  reg.   P.  V.,  April   30, 

1864 — not  mustered — Bv.  Capt.,  Mar.  13,  1865 
— discharged  Nov.  14,  '64 — expiration  of  term. 

"     Edward   S.    Colwell,    Jan.    6,    '62 Pr.    from  2d  Lt.,   Nov.   25,    "62 — died   at  Washing 
ton,    D.    C.,    March    8,    1864. 

"     Josiah  S.  Pierce,  Sept.   i,  '62 Pr.    from    Sgt.    to    2d.    Lt.,    Oct.    16,    1864 — to    ist 

Lieut.,  Dec.  3,  1864 — discharged  Sept.  6,  1865 
— expiration  of  term — died  1892, at  Ardmore,Pa. 

"     Marion    Litzenburg,    Sept.    i,    '62.... Pr.  to  Cor.,  Nov.   i,   1862 — to  Sgt.,  June  i,   1863 — • 

to  ist  Sgt.,  Nov.,  1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  Dec.  3,  1864 
— to  ist  Lt.,  Dec.  17,  1864 — absent,  on  detached 
service,  in  Freedman's  Bureau,  at  mus.  out. 

2d   Lt.   William   Gee,   Aug.   25,    '62 Transferred    to    battery    M — date    unknown. 

'     Chas.   J.    Seymour,   Nov.   28,   '62 Promoted    to    2d    Lt.,    Nov.    28,     1862 — discharged 

by    special    order,    April    17,    1863. 

'     Jeremiah    Gillmer,    Dec.    30,    '61 Promoted  from    ist   Sgt.,   Jan.    i,    1865 — discharged 

by   special    order,    April    14,    1865 — Vet. 

'     Jerome   A.    Buck,    Aug.    31,    '62 Pr.    fr.    priv.    to    Sgt.    Maj.,    Jan.    i,    1865 — to    2d 

Lt.,  May  2,  1865 — com.  ist  Lieut.,  Oct.  9,  1865 
— not  mustered — promoted  to  Adjutant,  Jan. 
14,  '66. 

Samuel   Long,   Oct.    9,   9,    '61 Promoted  to   Corporal,   Feb.    i,    1864 — to   Sergeant, 

Jan.  i,  1865 — to  2d  Lieut.,  June  16,  1865 — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

ist   Sgt.   Henry  D.   Webster,   Nov.   29,   '6i.Pr.  to  Cor.,  Feb.    i,    1864 — to  Sgt.,  July   i,    1864 — 

to  ist  Sgt.,  Jan.  i,  1865 — com.  2d  Lieut.,  Oct. 
9,  1865 — not  mustered — mustered  out  with  bat 
tery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

Alexander    Craig,    Oct.    21,    '61 Deserted  July   31,    1862. 

Wm.    H.    Thompson,    Dec.    26,    '61 ...  Deserted    February    i,     1862. 

'     John    Hamilton,    Nov.    29,    '61 Deserted   August    31,    1862. 

Q.  M.  Sr.  Alexander  Phillips,  Oct.  9,  '6i..Pr.  to  Cor.,  Apr.  22,   1864 — to  Sgt.  Jan.    i.   1865 — 

wounded — mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29, 
:  866— Vet. 

Sergt.   Geo.    F.    Rupert,   Aug.    17,   '63 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Jacob    R.    Kirk,    Oct.    10,    '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  June  i,   1863— to   Sgt.,   Feb.    i,   1864 — 

absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — Vet. — cap.  Sept. 
29,  1864. 

'     George   M.    Green,    Dec.    31,    '61 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Oct.  26,   1864 — to  Sgt.,  June  20,   1865 

— mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — 
Vet. 


ROSTER.  297 

Sergt.     George   C.    Davison,   Mar.    n,   '64 Pr.  to  Cor.,  Jan.    i,   1865 — to  Sgt.,  Aug.    i,    1865 — 

mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     James    Barr,    Sept.    26,    '61 Discharged    Sept.    25,    1864 — expiration    of   term. 

'     Cornelius    Logue,    Dec.    23,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    24,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Albert  R.  Baker,  Oct.  23,  '61 Discharged   Oct.    22,    1864 — expiration   of   term. 

William    Fogg,    July    22,    "62 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 

'     James    Peak,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June    19,    1865. 

'     Justus    Wealkey,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,     1865 — 

died    1901. 

'     James    M'Nally,    Dec.    3,    '62 Discharged    Dec.    3,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

'     John   Rodgers,  Jan.    19,   "64 Discharged    Feb.    23,    to    date    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Corp.    Samuel  D.    Layton,   Feb.    24,   '64.  ..  .Promoted    to    Corporal,    Dec.    16,     1864 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Thomas   Hackney,   Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     Jan.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,     Jan.     29,     1866. 

'     James  Barker,  Jan.    14,  '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     Mar.    2,     1865 — mustered 

out     with    battery,     Jan.     29,     1866. 

'     Alexander    Johnson,    Jan.    5,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,     May     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — died    1890. 

'     Adolphus    Layport,    Feb.    2,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out   with    battery.    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

:     R.    N.    Greenfield,    Mar.    28,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Denison    Wetherell,    Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Wade    H.    Wigton,    Feb.    3,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

William    H.    Bretz,    Jan.    4,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     John    Murray,    Feb.    25,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Alexander    Finley,    Dec.    23,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    Aug.     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Patrick    Murphy,    Sept.    27,    '61 Discharged    Sept.    26,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

William    Spencer,    Oct.    i,    '61 Discharged    Sept.     30,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Edwin   F.    Dowling,   Oct.    12,   '61 Discharged    Oct.     n,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Fred'k    W.    Beers,    Nov.    22,    '61 Promoted  to  ist  Lieut,  battery  F,   i52d  reg.  P.  V., 

September    26,    1862. 

Harrison   G.    Higgins,    Aug.    21,    '62.  .Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,     1865 — 

wounded    Sept.    29,    1864. 

William    Callen,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,    1865. 

Augustine    Buck,    Aug.     21,     '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,    1865. 

George    C.    Ristine,    Aug.    2,    '62.  ..  .Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    5,    1865. 

John    PI.    Leamy,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Apr.    17,    '65. 

Thomas     Chambers,     Dec.     21,     '63.  .  .Captured  at  Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,    1864 — 

promoted  to   Corporal,   June   20,    '65 — discharged 
by    General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

'     Jacob    Smith,    Oct.    14,    '61 Died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Nov.    29,    1864 — Vet. 

Matthew  J.   O'Leary,   Dec.    17,    '6i...Died    June     17,    of    wds.    received    at    Petersburg, 

Va.,  June,    1864. 

Benj.    Dougherty,    Nov.    26,    '62 Died   at   Hampton,    Va.,   June    16,    '64 — bu.    record, 

June   23,    1864 — of   wds.    rec.   at   Petersburg — bu 
ried    in    National    Cemetery. 

:     Daniel    M'Bean,    Feb.    7,    '64 Died   at    Perryville,    Pa.,    Dec.    30,    1865. 

'     John    Ottinger,    Oct.     17,    '61 Deserted   April   o-    1862. 

Bugler    Frank   Wilmunder,    Jan.    19,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Andrew    Jackson,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Richard    Shields,    Dec.    31,    '61 Died  at   Washington,   D.    C.,  Jan.    7,    1863. 

Artificer  Fred'k  Nagle,  Jr.,  Dec.    19,   '61 ..  .Promoted     to     Artificer,     Feb.     i,     1864 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     James    Flounders,    Sept.    i,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June    5,    1865. 

Private    Adams,    William,    Jan.    15,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. 

'     Allen,   John  A.,   Dec.    26,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    6,    '64. 

Brown,    John    A.,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bell,    James,    Oct.     15,    '63 Mustered  out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bretz,    Isaac    S.,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Brook,    John    H.,    Sept.    28,    '61 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — Vet. 

Burgoon,    William,    Jan.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bpyer,    William,    Jan.     19,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Bidwell,    George    M.,    Mar.    7,    '64.  .  .Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan..  29,    1866. 

Briner,    John    W.,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Burleigh,    Jacob,    Feb.     29,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Bair,    Joshua,    Feb.    29,    '64 Captured    at    Cold    Harbor.    Va.,    June    2,     1864 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,    July    14,    1865. 

Brooks,     Allen,     Jan.     5,     '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June    18,    1865. 

Blakely,    Henry    F.,    Jan.    16,    '64.  ...  Captured    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,    1864 — 

discharged   by   General    Order,    July    17,    1865. 


298 


ROSTER. 


Private  Byers,    John    N.,    Tan.     19,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June,    1865. 

"     Barford,    William    J.,    Aug.    21,    '62.  .Discharged  by    General    Order,    May   29,    1865. 

"     Buck,    William    H.,    Aug.    31,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 

"     Berritt,    Jacob    F.,    Aug.    21,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

"     Brooks,    Amos    K.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May  29,    1865. 

"     Brooks,    George    E.,    Mar.    9,    '64 Discharged  Oct.    17,  to  date  Jan.   29,   1866. 

"     Bidwell,    John    W.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Captured  at  Chapin's  Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,    1864— 

discharged  by   General   Order,   May   27,    1865. 

"     Burk,    James,    Oct.    u,    '61 Died   at  Washington.   D.    C,    March   24,    1864. 

"     Beachtel,    Henry,    Dec.    24,    '62 Died   on    steamer    "New    York,      July    12,    of    wds. 

received   at   Petersburg,   Va.,   June    16,    1864. 

"      Boyer,    Coleman,    Jan.     5,    '64 Died   at  Washington,   D.    C.,   Mar.   3,   '64— bu.   rec., 

Feb.    27,    1864 — bu.    in    Mil.    Asy.    Cemetery. 

"     Boder,    Jackson,    Feb.     19,    '64 Deserted   August    16,    1865. 

"     Bishop,     George,     Nov.     27,     '61 Deserted    May    27,    1864 — Vet. 

"     Birchall,    William,    Nov.    29,    '61 Died   at    Philadelphia,   Pa.,   Feb.    n,    1864— Vet. 

"     Clouser,    Jonathan,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"      Corson,    John    H.,    Jan.    14,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"      Carpenter,    Porter,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866— Vet. 

"     Callender,     Samuel,     Mar.     8,     '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Cook,    Thomas    Mar.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866— Vet. 

"     Carlton,    Joseph    M.,    Feb.    26,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866— wd. 

June    17,    1864. 

"      Cardwell.    William,    Oct.     i,     '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   April    i,   '62. 

"     Casey,    Joseph,    Nov.    29,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   April    i,     62. 

"     Clifton,   John    L.,    Mar.    23,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Nov.    20,     65 

— wounded   June    17,    1864. 

"     Corey,     Henry,     Mar.     23,     '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May    3,     64. 

"     Corey,    Emery,    Mar.    26,    '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   July    18,    1865. 

"     Copeland,    Thomas,    Jan.    5,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   March   2.   '64. 

"     Campbell,    Jacob,    Feb.    4,    '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  July   10,   '65 — 

wounded    Sept.    29,    1864. 

"     Costen,    Stephen   H.,   Dec.    31,    '63 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 

"      Cunningham,    John,    Jan.     19,    '64.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    31,    1865. 

"     Crouch,    John  "R.,    Dec.    14,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.    Reserve   Corps,   Jan.   28,    1864. 

"     Crall,     William,     Sept.     23,     '64 Tr.  to  Indepen't  batt'y  G,   Pa.  Art'y,  Dec.   27,     64. 

"     Courtney,    Tames    F.,    Feb.    24,    '64.  ..  Missing    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,    1864. 
"      Conway,    Charles    J.,    Feb.    25,    '64.  .  .  Cantured — wounded    Sept.    29,     1864 — died    at    An- 

dersonville.    Ga.,    Nov.    23,    1864— grave,    12.141. 

"      Campbell,    Ambrose,    Feb.    4,    '64 Died  at  Washington,   D.    C.,  Julyv   19,    1864— buried 

in    Nat.    Cemetery,    Arlington,    Va. 

"     Clouser,    Isaiah,    Feb.    4.    '64 T)ied   at    Petersburg.    Va.,    July    21,    1865. 

"      Chamberlain,    Alonzo,    Mar.     8,    '63 ..  Captured— died   at    Salisbury,    N.    C.,    Nov.    22,     64. 

"      Cullins,    Charles,    Oct.    7,    '61 Deserted   July   31,    1832. 

"      Conklin,    James,    Dec.    3,    '62 Deserted    December    31,    1862. 

'     Carlin,     James,     Jan.     4.     '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Carr,    William,    Jan.    4,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Cahill,    Jeremiah,    Jan.    5,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"      Desh,    Jonathan,    Jan.     15,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Driannan,    John,    Tan.    4,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — Vet. 

"     Douglass.    Edw.   H.,   Aug.    31,    '62 ....  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    19,    1865. 

"     Dallas,    John,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    19,    1865.^ 

"     Doran,    James,    Feb.    28,    '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Nov.    9,^*64. 

"     Dalton,    Jeremiah,    Oct.     31,     '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Apr.    i,    '62. 

"     Dover,    John,    Oct.    28.    '61 Discharged    Oct.    27,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Dunn,    James,    Dec.     18,    '61 Transferred   to   Veteran    Res.    Corps,    Jan.    28,    '64. 

"     Dickens,    Charles,    Feb.    29,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    Nov.     13, 

1 864 — grave,     1 1 ,988 — Vet. 
"     Dick,    William    V.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Died   at  Washington,    D.    C.,    April    12,    1864. 

Donahue,    Daniel,    Dec.    26,    '63 Died  June   16,  '64,  of  wds.  rec.  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

"     Donovan,    Michael,    Nov.     16,    '61 ...  .Deserted    October    6,     1862. 

"     Dottro.     Charles      Died  Feb.   27,  '64— bu.  in  Mil.   Asy.   Cem.,  D.   C. 

"     Ellis,   James   H..   Dec.    7,    '61 Absent,  sick,  at  expiration  of  term. 

"     Elliott,    Robert    H.,    Oct.    15,    '63 Transferred    to    battery     B,     ist     regiment    U.     S. 

Artillery — date    unknown. 

Emery,    Edward    E.,    Oct.    26.    '61 Discharged    Oct.    25,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

Emery,    John    S.,    Oct.    26,    '61 Discharged    Oct.    25,     1865 — expiration    of    term. 

E.egleston,    Judson,*    Nov.     i,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,    Tune    19,    1865. 

Echenberger,    Isaac,    Dec.    4,    '62.  ...  Discharged   by   General   Order,   .Tune    17,    1865. 

Eckenrode,    Charles,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   27,    1865. 

Evans,    George,    Oct.     i,     '61 Died  at   Fort"  Delaware,   Pa.,   July    17,    1862. 

Emery,    Isaac,    Oct.    29,    '61 Died  Oct.    16,  of  wds.   received  at   Chapin's   Farm. 

Va.,     Sept.     29,     '64 — buried    in    U.     S.     General 
Hospital    Cemetery,    Annapolis,    Md. 

Erb,    Nicholas,    Feb.    26,    '64 Deserted    August    21,    1865. 

Fanning.    George,    Dec.    14,    '61 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Tan.     29.     1866 — Vet. 

Frank,     Levi,    Jan.     4,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 


ROSTER.  399 

Private  Fletcher,    John    B.,    Jan.    19,    '64 Prisoner  from   Sept.   29,    1864,  to  April   28,    1865 — 

discharged   by    General    Order,   June   8,    1865. 
"     Ford,    Bartholomew,    Jan.    5,    '64.  ...  Mustered  out   with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Fuhrman,    Henry,    Jan.    28,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Ford,    Michael,    Jan.    16,    '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.  28, '65 — 

wounded    Sept.    29,    1864. 

"     Forrest,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Dec.    29,    '64. 

Ferguson,    Robert,*    Sept.    23,    '64...  Tr.  to  Ind.  battery  G,  Pa.  Art'y,   Dec.  27,    1864. 

Ford,    William,    Mar.    3,    '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    18,    1864. 

"     Foreman,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ...  Captured   at   Cold   Harbor,    Va.,   June   2,    '64 — died 

April     5,     1865 — buried     in     National     Cemetery, 
Yicksburg,    Miss.,    section    L,    grave,    230. 

"     Fleming,     Samuel,    Feb.    2,    '64 Deserted   August    21,    1865. 

Fredericks,    F.    B.,    Oct.    30,    '61 Deserted  August   13,    1863. 

"      Farnsworth,    John,    Jan.    5,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     Griffin,     Alonzo,     Feb.     24,     '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

Sept.    29,    1864. 
"     Goodrich,    Joseph    C.,    Mar.    26,    '64.  .  Mustered  out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Gunther,     Henry,     Jan.     5,     '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. — 

died   1898. 

"     Garrison,    Hiram,    Feb.    11,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,    Apr.    20,    '64. 

"     Gillespie,   James  W.,*    Sept.   23,    '64..  Tr.  to  Ind.  battery  G,  Pa.  Art'y,  Dec.  27,   1864. 
'     Gillespie,    Anthony,    Oct.     10,    '61 ...  .Transferred  to   Veteran   Res.    Corps,   Jan.   28,   '64. 

'     Green,    Nicholas,    Oct.     31,     '61 Transferred  to   Veteran   Res.    Corps,   Jan.   28,   '64. 

'     Gillman,    John    B.,    Jan.     14,     '64.  ...  Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    16,    1864. 

'     Glasby,    William,    Feb.    23,    '64 Killed  at  Chapin's   Farm,   Va.,   Sept.   29,    1864. 

'     Gibbons,    Edwin,    Jan.    14,    '64 Died    at    Fortress    Monroe,    Va.,    July    22,    of   wds. 

received    at    Petersburg,    June    16,    1864 — buried 
in    National    Cemetery,    Hampton. 

'     Getty,    Samuel,    Feb.    10,    '64 Deserted   July    2,    1864. 

"     Graham,   Samuel   G.,  Dec.    17,   '61 ...  .Deserted    December    23,    1861. 
"     Gallagher,    Francis   U,   Aug.   21,    '62.  .Deserted    November    18,     1862. 

Hamilton,    Thomas,    Dec.     13,    '61 ....  Absent,   sick,   at   muster   out — Vet. — wd. 
Harper,    Charles    D.,    Feb.    15,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Hare,    John    D.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

"     Hammer,    Fred.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Hart,    Jacob,    Jan.     14    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,   Aug.    15,    '65. 

"     Hall,     Samuel,    Feb.     5     '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May   4,    '64. 

"     Hollingsworth,    J.    H.,    Jan.    18,    '64.  .  Discharged  on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    30,   '64. 

"     Horner,    Noah,    Feb.    3,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    23,    1865. 

"     Hohler,    Charles,    Dec.    28,    '61 Discharged    Dec.     28,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Hauser,    Max,    Sept.    8,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   22,    1865. 

"     Haines,    Albert    J.,    Aug.    21,    '64.  ...  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 
"     Holland,    John    B.,    Sept.    21,    '61  ....  Discharged    Sept.    20,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"      Halfpenny,   H.   C.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Transferred   to    battery    F,    Nov.    12,    1864. 

"     Healey,    Daniel,    Dec.    5,    '62 Died  at   Point  of  Rocks,   Va.,   Feb.    15,   '65 — bu.   in 

Nat.  Cem.',  City  Point,  sec.  A,  div.  2,  grave,  161. 

"     Heller,    George,    Nov.    14,    '62 Died  Aug.   13,   '64,  of  wds.  rec.  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Hoon,    Martin    V.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Died   at   Point   of   Rocks,   Va.,   Nov.    5,   '64 — bu.   in 

Nat.   Cem.,   City  Point,  sec.   A,  div.   3,  grave,   74. 

Hinkle,    Joseph,    Jan.    14,    '64 Deserted   January    9,    1866. 

Harrington,    Wm.    I.,    Dec.    23,    '61 ...  Deserted   March   25,    1862. 

Harvey,     Thos.     Jan.      10,     '61 Deserted    December    25,    1862. 

'     Johnson,  James  L.,   Mar.   30,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Jones,    Harvey,    Mar.     i,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Justice,  J.  Weakley,  July  25,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June   29,    1865. 

'     Jennings,   Paul   B.,   April   5,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    29,    1865. 

'     Johnson,  George  P.,  Feb.   10,   '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    3,    1865. 

"     Johnson,    William,    Dec.    23,    '61 Died   March   24,    1864 — buried   in    Military   Asylum 

Cemetery,    D.    C. — Vet. 

'     Johnson,    Benjamin,   Mar.    8,    '64 Deserted  August    16,    1865. 

'     Jones,    Thomas    B.,   Dec.    n,    '62 Deserted    December    29,    1862. 

Kohle,    Charles,    Jan.     14,    '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Kennedy,   William,    Dec.    28,    '61 Absent,    sick,    at    muster   out — Vet. — wd.    Sept.    29, 

1864. 

Kerr,    James,    Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kendell,   Kdward,   Feb.    16,   '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Kidney,    Timothy,    Feb.    2,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kerns,   Isaac,   Alar.   29,    '64 Mustered   out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kresge,    Amandus,    Mar.     2,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Keen,     Edward,     Mar.     16,     '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Kresge,    Joseph    D.,    Mar.    2,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    13,    1865. 

Kemp,    Christian,   Jan.    5,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.    i,    '65. 

Kane,    William,    Jan.    14,    '64 Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.    30,   '64. 

Kinsey,   Charles  W.,   Jan.    5,   '64 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Mar.  2,  1864. 

Krepps,   John,    Nov.    6,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps,  March  n,   1864. 

Kline,    Clinton,    Mar.    30,    '64 Killed   at   Cold    Harbor,    Va.,   June   2,    1864. 


300  ROSTER. 

Private  Kresge,  Conrad,  Mar.  2,  '64 Died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Sept.  16,  1865 — buried 

in  Poplar  Grove  National  Cemetery,  division  D, 
section  A,  grave,  27. 

Kidd,    John,    Dec.    5,    '61 Deserted    December    8,    1861. 

Kelly,  James,   Dec.    5,    '62 Deserted    May    i,    1863. 

Lambert,    Wm.    H.,   Jan.    4,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Longan,  James  D.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Lilly,   Lucius  J.,   Mar.    31,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Longnecker,  Leo'd.,  Mar.  7,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — wd. 

Aug.  14,  1864. 

Luce,    John,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Litzenberg,    H.    L.,   Aug.    31,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June    5,    1865. 

Lackie,    Peter,  Jan.    7,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Mar.    31,    '62. 

Luster,    Hugh,     Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    May    i,    '64. 

Logue,    James,    Nov.    9,    '61 Died  at  Limerick,   Pa.,  December  21,   1862. 

Leonard,  Nicholas,  Oct.    16,  '61 Deserted   October  25,    1861. 

Meade,  James,  Jan.   5,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Miller,    Baltis,    Dec.    31,    '61 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Morgan,    Michael,    Jan.    16,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out — wd. 

Michael,   Allen    F.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered    out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Mooney,    James,    Jan.    8,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Moore,    Charles,   Jan.    12,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Mathewson,    G.    B.,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Martin,    Christian,    Feb.    26,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Myers,  Thomas  J.,  Feb.  25,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29,    1866. 

Mason,  John  N.,  Feb.  27,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Martz,    Albert,    Mar.    9,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

March,    John    W.,    Tan.    19,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    18,    '65. 

Martin,  'John,    Dec.     5,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.    31,   '62. 

Methvin,    Tames   F.,   Mar.    5,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  July  27,   '65. 

Morrow,    Robert,    Dec.    31,    '61 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Mar.    31,   '62. 

Miller,    Samuel    S.,   Jan.    5,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  Nov.   30,   '64. 

Mullen,    John,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged  on. Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   20,   '64. 

Myers,  Sylvester,  Mar.  4,  '64 Discharged   Feb.    20,   to   date  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Moulder,  John,   Jan.   4,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   8,    1865. 

Munn,    James    M.,    Aug.    21,    '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

Mathewson,    E.    J.,    Mar.    8,    '64 Killed   at   Chapin's   Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Morgan,    Patrick,    Dec.    9,    '61 Deserted    December    12,    1861. 

Mohrvies,  Jacob,  Jan.  23,  '64 Deserted    May    27,    1864. 

Morris,    George,    Jan.    5,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

M'Keever,   James,    Jan.    18,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — wd.  Sept.  29,  1864. 

M'Marlin,   James   A.,    Feb.    n,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

M'Gee,  Terrence,  Feb.  25,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — died 

1891. 

M'Hugh,    Hugh,    Dec.    26,    '61 Discharged    Dec.    25,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

M'Kee,  Henry  L.,  Jan.  14,  '64 Prisoner  from  Sept.  29,  to  Oct.  9,  1864 — dis 
charged  by  General  Order,  June  30,  1865. 

M'Namara,    Henry,    Jan.    5,    '64.'. ..  .Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  Apr.  20,  '64. 

M'Kenna,    George,    Sept.    26,    '61 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.   Corps,  Jan.   28,    1864. 

M'Kowan,  Patrick,  Oct.  21,  '61 Died  Aug.  10,  1863 — buried  in  Military  Asylum 

Cemetery,  D.  C. 

M'Gee,  Henry,  Jan.  7,  '62 Died  Aug.  15,  '64,  of  wds.  rec.  at  Petersb'g,  Va. — 

bu.  at  Pitken  Station,  near  Petersburg — Vet. 

M'Cauley,  William,  Feb.  29,  '64 Captured — died  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  Sept.  8, 

1864 — grave,  8,153. 

M'Nulty,    George,    Dec.    12,    '61 Deserted   December    16,    1861. 

M'Guire,    Thomas,     Feb.    8,    '64 Deserted  August  25,    1865. 

M'Allister,    Thomas,    Aug.    21,    '62.  ..  Deserted   October    16,    1862. 

Norbury,   Chas.   H.,   Feb.   23,   '64 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out — wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Neal,   William,    Oct.    7,    '61 Discharged    Oct.    6,    1864 — expiration    of    term. 

Neeson,    Michael,    Aug.    31,    '62 Discharged  by    General   Order,   June    19,    1865. 

Nelson,    Robert,   Jan.    14,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,    Feb.    3,    '65. 

Noble    Alexander,  Mar.   i,   '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,    June    17,    1864. 

O'Donnel,    Thos.,    Jan.     5,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

O'  Sullivan,  Daniel,  Jan.  4,  '64 Absent,   sick,  at  muster  out — wd.    Sept.   29,    1^864. 

Peppecorn,   Henry,  Oct.    n,   '61 Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Powell,  Joseph   S.,  Jan.    19,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Pyfer,    John    P.,    Jan.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Park,  Lucius,  E.,  Aug.   4,   '63 Mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Phrainer,  John,   Nov.   26,   '62 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    6,    '64. 

Passmore,  Jason,    Feb.   24,   '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  June    17,    '65. 

Porter,    James,    Dec.    30,    '61 Discharged  on   Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    n,    '62. 

Parker,    Wm.,    Nov.     14,    '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Sept.   26,   '63. 

Powell,    Wm.,    Feb.    19,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 

Petton,   Christ.   M.,   Feb.    18,    '64 Captured— died  at   Salisbury,   N.    C.,   Dec.    18,   '64. 

Park,    Samuel    L.,    Feb.    10,    '63 Died   April    8,    1865. 

Peck,  Samuel,  Dec.  6,  '62 Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Dec.  17,  '64 — buried 

in  Military  Asylum  Cemetery. 


ROSTER.  301 

Private  Pollock,   James  T.,   Nov.  28,   '61 Died   at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Dec.    16,    1861. 

"     Page,    John    W.,    Mar.     19,    '64 Captured — died    at    Andersonville,    Ga.,    July     31, 

1854 — grave,    4,4 1 5. 
Parker,    Theo.    D.,    Aug.    21,     '62. ..  Deserted    December    i,    1862. 

'     Quick,   James   W.,   Jan.    14,   '64 Deserted   January   9,    1866. 

"     Robertson,   David,   Nov.  25,   '61 Discharged    by    special    order,    Dec.    10,    1864. 

"     Robertson,    Win.,    Jan.    25,    '61 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Rice,  George  W.,  Feb.  8,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Rice,   James   N.,   Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — wd. — 

died    1903. 

:     Rehder,  Henry,  Jan.    15,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Reidel,    Zacharias,   Jan.    13,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Rupert,  Chas.,  Feb.  24,  '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Reynolds,    Solomon,    Mar.   8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Runk,    George    D.,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Rupert,     Simon,     Feb.     23,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Ralston,    Robert,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Rpbbins,    Arthur,    Mar.    14,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Richards,    R.    Perry,    Aug.    31,    '62.  ..  Promoted  to   Reg'l   Q.    M.    Sg't,   April   25,    1864. 

'     Reichert,    Michael,    Jan.    18,    '64 Captured   at    Chapin's    Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    July    19,    1865. 

Redmond,    A.    O.,    Dec.    16,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,   Apr.   4,   '62. 

Robinson,  George,  Aug.   21,  '62 Transferred  to  Vet.   Res.    Corps,   Mar.    n,    1864. 

Roberts,   Wm.    H.,  Jan.    14,   '64 Deserted   July   2,    1864. 

'     Redmand,    John,    Dec.    9,    '62 Deserted  June   22,    1864. 

1     Shimer,  Andrew  J.,  Nov.  25,  '61 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out — wd.   Sept.   29,   1864. 

Skinner,    Charles    B.,    Oct.    29,    '61 ...  Discharged    by    special    order,    Dec.    3,    1864. 

Steck,    Wm.    H.,   Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Stevens,    Wm.    H.,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Sperrow,   Wm.,    Mar.    29,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

Sproul,    James,     Feb.    20,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

Sadler,    Jacob,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

Smith,    John    T.,    Mar.     i,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

:     Stucker,    Willis    H.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ..  Mustered  out  with  battery,    Tan.   29,    1866. 

Simpson,   Oliver,   Feb.   29,  '64 Mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Simon,   Clemiel   R.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 wd. 

Sept.    29,    1864. 

Shell,  David,  Oct.    14,  '61 Discharged   Oct.    13,    -864— expiration    of  term. 

Smith,  Jacob  R.,   Sept.    i,  '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June   19,    1865 

;     Shimer,    Peter,    Nov.    9,    '61 Discharged    Nov.    9,    1864— expiration    of   term. 

Sweeney,  Edward,  Nov.  26,  '61 Discharged  Nov.   25,    1864 — expiration  of  term. 

'     Smith,    Josiah,    Mar.    8,    '64 Pris.   from   May  8,    1864,  to  Feb.   28,    1865 disch. 

by  General  Order,  July   i,   1865. 

Smith,    Benjamin,    Feb.    16,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June  20,    1865 

Shemp,    John,     Mar.     10,     '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    26,    1865. 

Sadler,    Daniel,    Jan.    4,    '64 Discharged  on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    28,    '65. 

Smith,    James,    Mar.     18,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's  certificate,    Nov.    i     '65 

Siples,    Andrew,    Aug.    21,    '62 Tr.   to   V.    R.    C.,   January  28,    1864— disch    bv   G 

O.,   June   28,    1865. 

Scott,     Cassidy,     Sept,     23,     '64 Tr.  to  Indep't  batt'y  G,  Pa.  Art'y,  Dec.  27,   1864 

Shankland,   Alex.    T.,   Dec.    31,    '63.  ..  Transferred   to   U.    S.    Navy,    March   4,    1864 
Smith,    Andrew    W.,    Oct.    14,    '6i...Died   at   Washington,    D.    C.,    Nov.    3,  '1863 

Smith,    Isaac    M.,    Oct.    24,    '61 Died   at   Annapolis,    Md.,    Oct.    7,    '64— bu.  'record, 

Oct.    13,   '64 — of  wounds   received   in   action — bu 
ried   in   U.    S.    Gen.    Hos.    Cem.,    Annapolis. 
Swartz,    Charles    E.,    Feb.    29,    '64...  Died  in  Northumberland  Co.,   Pa.,   April  26    '6* 

Smith,    Charles    A.,    Mar.    i,    '64 Captured— died   at   Salisbury,   N.    C.,    Tan     16     '6? 

Singer,  Joshua,   S.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Captured— died    at    Andersonville,      Ga.,       August 

26,    1864— "grave,    7,302. 
Saylor,    William,    Nov.    30,    '61 Deserted    December    10,    1861. 


1862. 


Swan,   Benjamin  B.,   Dec.   4,   '62 Deserted   April    3,    1863 

Siegler,    William,    Oct.    26,    '61 Deserted   December    10,    

Springer,   Joseph,   Aug.    21,    '62 Deserted    November    u,    1862. 

Spidle,    John    D.,    Mar.    9,    '64 Deserted    August    21,    1865. 

Spidle,   Samuel  W.,  Mar.   n,  '64 Deserted    August    21,     1865. 

Stephens,   John    W.,-  Feb.    23,    '64 Deserted   January   4,    1866. 

Sullivan,    Daniel,   Jan.    4,    '64 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Taylor,   John   K.,  Jan.   4,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.    29     1866 Vet 

Tyson,   Jonathan    K.,    Feb.    15,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,     Tanuary    29      1866— 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 
Trout,    Frederick   F.,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,    1866— 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

laggart     John      Oct      lo,    '61    Discharged    Oct.     19,    1864— expiration    of    term. 

Taylor,    John    J      Feb.    13,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Mar.    24,    '65 

Tmtle,    Jacob,    Feb.     16,    '64 Deserted   January   4,    1866. 

Upright,     Samuel,    Mar.     7,    '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,    July    i<;     i86<; 

\andershce,   Jno.    C,    Feb.  26,   ^...Discharged   April   30,   to   date  Jan.    29,    1866. 


302 


ROSTER. 


PrivateVanhorn,  Henry  K.,   Feb.   6,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    3,    1865— \vd. 

Sept.  29,    1864. 

"      Vandeveer,    Wm.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Killed    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,    1864. 

"     Whitney,  Geo.   F.,  Jan.   5,  '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Williams,    Daniel,    Feb.     15,    '64 Deserted   Dec.    15,    1864— returned   May   2,    1865— 

mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Winters,    Charles,    Jan.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29,     1866 — 

died    1893. 
"     Wheeler,    George    H.,    Jan.    19,    '64.  ..  Mustered   out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Ward,     William     Feb.     27,     '64 Mustered   out   with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Winner,   John,   Tan.   5,   '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Woodbridge,    Jos.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   January   29,    1866. 

"     Wolfert,  George  W.,  Jan.    14,  '64.  ...  Mustered   out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Walt,     Jacob,     Oct.     19,     '61 Discharged    Oct.     18,     1864 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Wainright,    Robt.,    Dec.    23,    '61 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Mar.    31,     62. 

"     Wood,    Gaylord,    Mar.    8,    '64 Discharged   by    special    order,    January    12,    1866. 

"     Winchester,    M.    S.,    Mar.    23,    '64.  ..  Discharged   by   General   Order,   July    13,    1865. 
"     Williams,    James    J.,    Jan.    22,    '64.  ..  Discharged  by   General    Order,    Nov.    i,    1865^ 

"     Wearing,    John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,  July  20,    65 — 

"     Wilson,    Morti'l.    L-,   Jan.    5,    '64 wd.  June    17,    1864. 

Discharged   on   Surgeon's  certificate,   April   20,     64. 
"     Wise,  Chas.   W.,  Feb.  24,  '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,   June    17,    1864. 

Worn,    Chas.    B.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,   June    17,    1864. 

Wright,    Daniel,    Feb.    22,    '64 Missing   at    Cold   Harbor,    Va.,   June   2,    1864. 

Wright,   Wm.    H.,   Aug.   21,    '62 Cap'd — died    at    Salisbury,    N.    C. — date    unknown. 

Wagner,    John,    Oct.     18,    '62 Cap'd — died    at    Salisbury,    N.    C. — date    unknown. 

W'ilson,    James,    Dec.    14,    '63 Died   at   Hampton,    Va.,   June   26,    1864 — buried   in 

Weil,     Simon,    Dec.    21,    '61 National    Cemetery. 

Deserted    December    31,     1862. 

Wixon,   David   E.,  Dec.    31,   '61 Died  August,    1862. 

Warren,   Silas  M.,  Dec.   21,   '63 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

Young,  William  M..   Dec.    16.  '01 Discharged    Dec.     15,     1864 — expiration     of    term. 

Zimmerman,     A.,     Jan.     2,     '64 Dishon.   disch.,  July   17,   '68,  to  date  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Zinn,    William,     Mar.     15,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,   January   29,    1866. 


BATTERY  M. 

Capt.    David    Schooley,    Aug.    26,    '62 Prisoner    from    July    i,    1864,    to    April    26,    '65 — 

promoted   to    Major,    May    18,    1865. 

"     Albert   P.    Barber,  Aug.    19,   '62 Pr.  from  ist  Sgt.  to  2d  Lt.,  Dec.  17,  '62 — to  Capt., 

May     1 8,     '65 — discharged     Dec.      17,     1865 — ex 
piration    of    terms — re-mus.    as    Capt.,    Dec.     18, 
!86s — mustered    out    with    battery,    January    29, 
1866— died    1888. 
ist  Lt.  Urbane  S.  Cook,  Aug.  26,  '62 Died  at    Fort  Delaware,   Del.,   October    17,    1862. 

"     Wm.   K.   Lafferty,   Nov.    13,   '61 Promoted  from  2d  Lieut,  batt'y  H,  Dec.    17,    62— 

commissioned  Captain  battery  D,  iSgth  regi 
ment  P.  V.,  April  20,  1864 — not  mustered — 
discharged  Nov.  20,  1864 — expiration  of  term. 

"  William  Gee,  Aug.  25,  '62 Promoted  from»2d  Lieutenant,  Dec.  2,  '64 — dis 
charged  bv  General  Order,  June  20,  1865 — died 
1902,  at  Pittston,  Pa. 

"     Edward   H.   White,  Aug.    19,   '62 Promoted    from    Cor.    to    Sgt.,    Sept.    18,    1864— to 

ist  Sgt..,  Oct.,  1864 — to  2d  Lt.,  Dec.  3,  '64— 
to  ist  Lt.,  May  18,  1865 — mus.  out  with  batt'y, 
Jan.  29,  '66. 

2d  Lt.,   Hugo   Theinhardt,   Oct.    31,   '61 Promoted    from    Sgt.    Major,    Nov.    28,    1862 — dis 
charged   June    18,    1863. 

"     Benj.    F.    Everett,   Aug.    19,    '62 Promoted    from    Sgt.   to    ist    Sgt.    Nov.    20,    1862 — 

com.    ist   Lt.   batt'y   D,    iSgth   reg.    P.    V.,    April 
30,    1864 — not  mustered — to  2d  Lt.,  Oct.  6,   1864 
— to   Capt.   battery  A,  Jan.    i,    1865 — died,    1886. 

"     James    Buckley,    Aug.    13,    '62 Promoted  from   ist   Sgt.,  Jan.    i,    1865 — discharged 

July    30,    1865 — expiration    of    term. 

"     Wm.    H.    Wetherbee,    Aug.    19,    '62.  ..  Promoted  from  Cor.  to   Sergt.,  June,    1864 — to   ist 

Sgt.,  Jan.  15,  '65 — to  2d  Lt.,  May  17,  '65 — com. 
ist  Lt.,  Dec.  24,  1865 — not  mustered — mus 
tered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866. 


ROSTER.  303 

ist  Sgt.  William  T.   Rundic,   Feb.    15,   '64.  .  Promoted    from    private,    June    20,    1865 — com.    2d 

Lt.,  Dec.  24,  1865 — not  mustered — mustered 
out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,  1866 — Vet. 

"     Louis  H.   Wint,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Sergt.  John  W.  W.   Klace,  Feb.   5,  '64 Promoted     from     private,     June     20,      1865 — mus 
tered   out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     John   W.    Ormsby,    Mar.    19,    '64 Promoted    from    private,   June   20,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     John    M'Quillian,    Feb.    10,    '64 Promoted    from   private,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     William  K.   Young,   Feb.    13,   '64 Promoted    from    private,    June   20,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     James    Park,    Feb.    4,    '62 Promoted  to  Cor.,  June   20,    1865 — to   Sgt.,  July   i, 

1865 — mustered  out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     And'w  J.   Anderson,   Feb.   29,   '64.  ...  Promoted    from   private,    June   20,    1865 — mustered 

out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Wm.    H.    Strubell,    Feb.    12,    '64 Promoted  to  Cor.,  June  20,    1865 — to  Sgt.,  July   i, 

1865 — mustered   out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     John  Eshleman,  Aug.   21,   '62 Discharged    by   General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 

"     James   B.    Furness,   Aug.   22,   '62..    ..Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

died    1889. 

'     John    H.    Bliss,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     Asher   M.    Bragg,   Aug.    19,    '62 Absent,    with    leave,    at    muster   out. 

"     John    B.    Anderson,    Aug.    19,    '62.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     John  B.    Mott,  Aug.    19,    '62 Promoted  to    Sergt.,   May    18,    1865 — discharged  by 

General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 

"     Stephen   Jones,    Aug.    19,    '62 Promoted    to     Sergt.,     May     18,     1865 — discharged 

by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Benj.    F.    Emigh,    Aug.    19,    '62 ist   Lt.   in   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   from  April  28,  to  Aug. 

26,  1864 — wd.  June  17 — died,  1893 — disch.  by 
General  Order,  May  6,  1865. 

"     William    Davis,    Aug.    22,    '62 2d   Lt.    in   2d   Pro.   Art'y,   from   April   28,   to   Aug. 

26,    1864 — discharged   by    G.    O. — date    unknown. 

"      Benj.    F.    Smiley,    Aug.    19,    '62 Com.    2d    Lieut,    battery    C,    March    19,    1864 — not 

mustered — Captain  in  2d  Pro.  Artillery,  from 
April  20,  to  August  26,  1864 — discharged — 
date  unknown. 

"     Nicholas    R.    Miller,    Aug.    26,    '62...  Disch.    on    Surgeon's    certificate — date    unknown — 

died    1889. 

'     Charles    S.    Page,    Aug.    12,    '62 Transferred  to   Signal   Corps,  Dec.    5,    1863. 

Wm.   M.   Thompson,   Aug.    n,    '62.  ...  Transferred   to    Signal    Corps,    March    9,    1864. 

'     John    M.    Roper,   Aug.    19,    '62 Promoted   from   Corporal,    Dec.    3,    1864 — to   Sergt. 

Major,    May    3,    1865,    1865. 

"      Edward   R.    Ford,   Aug.    19,    '62 Drowned  in   Potomac   River,   Va.,   May  27,    1864. 

William    H.    Davis,    Aug.    19,    '62 Died  at  David's  Island,   N.   Y.,   Sept.   9,    1864. 

Corp.    John   Kunkle,    Feb.    29,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    26,    1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Jefferson   Stoops,    Feb.   27,    '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

William  Wilkins,   Feb.    n,   '64 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Henry    Early,    Oct.    20,    '63 Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,     1865 — mustered 

out     with     battery,     Jan.     29,     1866. 

1     Robert    E.    Wordell,    Feb.    27,    '64.  ...  Promoted    to    Corporal,    June    20,    1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     Charles    Horn,    Feb.    13,    '64 Promoted     to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with   battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

"     Charles   H.    Dorr,    Nov.    18,    '63 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out   with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

Benj.    Embleton,    Nov.    4,    '63 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,   Jan.   29,    1866. 

'     George  E.    Brooks,   Mar.   9,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

Edward   Turby,    Feb.    27,    '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866. 

1     David  C.   Black,   Feb.   29,   '64 Promoted    to     Corporal,    July     i,     1865 — mustered 

out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     John    Stailey,    Feb.    16,    '64 Promoted  to    Bugler,   Nov.    i,    1864 — mustered   out 

with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

'     Abraham   P.   Price,   Aug.   26,   '62 Com.    ist  Lt.  batt'y  F,   iSgth  reg.   P.  V.,  April  30, 

1864 — not  mus. — ist  Sgt.  in  2d  Pro.  Art'y  from 
April  20,  to  Aug.  26,  1864 — absent,  at  Camp 
Parole,  at  muster  out. 

Wm.    Tinklepaugh,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 

Theodore   Smith,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    Tune    20,    1865. 

Harrison    B.    \Vard,    Aug.    19,    '62 ....  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 
1     Samuel   E.    Shick,  Jr.,  Aug.   21,   '62 ..  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 


3°4 


ROSTER. 


Corp.  John    Scurry,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by    Genera     Order,   Jure   20,    1865. 

"     Tohn   B.    Kelly,   Aug.   21,    '62 Discharged   by    Genera     Order,    June   20,    1865. 

"     Sydney    Shaffer,    Aug.     19,    '62 Discharged   by    Genera     Order,    June   20,    1865. 

"     George    Hill,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20     1865. 

"     Toseoh   Frederick    Aug.    19,   '62 Promoted   to    Corporal,    May    12,    1865— diachaiseJ 

by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 
"     Henry   J     Baker,    Aug.    22,    '62 Promoted    to    Corporal    May    12,    1865— discharged 

by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 
"     Thomas   F.    Sanders,   Aug.    19,    '62.  ..  Promoted   to    Corporal,    May    18,    1865— discharged 

by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 
"     James  B.  Frick    Aug.    19,  '62 2d  Lt.  in  2d  Pro.  Artillery  from  Apr.  28,  to  Aug. 

26,   1864 — discharged — date  unknown — died  1898. 

"     Tames   D.    LaBarr,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Sept.   15,  '64. 

"     Richard    Lewis     Aug.    12,    '62 Transferred    to    Signal    Corps,    Jan.    12,    1864. 

"     Wm.    Richardson,    Aug.    22,    '62 Deserted  April  8,    1863. 

Bugler   Charles   T.    Sands,   Aug.    21,    '62 ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 
Artificer  William   Stroh,  Aug.   21,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    21,     1865— 

died. 

"     Matthias   Frantz,  Aug.   21,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    5,    1865. 

Private  Armstrong,   Daniel,  Jan.   9,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Artman,    Andrew,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Xlcott    Charles  W.,   Feb.    16,  '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Appleman,    Amos,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery    Jan.    29,    1866— Vet. 

"     Alexander,   Jos.   M.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     Archer,    George    W.,    Aug.    21,    '62.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died    1903. 
"     Armstrong,    Wm.,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865— 

died    1898. 

"     Ayers,  Mahlon  W.,  Aug.   19,  '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,   June  20,    1865. 

"      \ndress,  Louis,*   Sept.    i,  '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,   June  20,    1865. 

"     Barnum,    William,    Dec.    19,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Tan.    29,    1866. 

"     Bowen,    John    H.,    Dec.    19,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Blackford,    Luther,    Feb.    22,    '64 Died    July     15,     1864— buried    in    National    Ceme 
tery,    Arlington,    Va. 

"     Bird,   John,   April   6,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

"     Bender,    Peter,    Mar.    27,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Brochey,    Samuel,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Bailey,    Frank,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mvistered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Bear,  ' David    F.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered   out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Blowser,   John    W.,    Mar.    23.    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Brenberger,    Levi,    Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered   out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Black,  John  A.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June    10,    1865. 

"     Barnes,    Samuel  T.,*    Sept.    5,   '64 Discharged   Oct.    20,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

"     Brader,    John,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Brader,    Samuel,*    Sept.    14,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Bittenbender,    Wm.,*    Sept.    i,    '64.  ..  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Barnes,     Tohn,    Aug.     19,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Beam,    John,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

wd.    Sept.   29,    1864. 

"     Beam,  William  H.,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Brown,    Charles   T.,   Aug.    26,    '62.  ...  Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Bryant,   Chauncey  E-,  Aug.   21,    '62.  .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

died,    1902. 

"     Bynon,  Joshua  A.,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865. 

"     Barber,    Tethro   T.,  Aug.   22,   '62 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   April    i,   '65. 

"     Blackwefl,  Charles  M.,  Aug.   19,  '62.  .  Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  9,    1865. 

"     Blain,   John,    Feb.    29,   '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    15,    1865. 

"     Baity,    Edson,    Mar.    29,    '64 Tr.    to    13151    Co.,    2d    batt.    Vet.    Corps,    Jan.    7, 

1865 — disch.  on   Surg.  certificate,  Mar.  25,   1865. 
"     Beard,    Sampel    M.,    Aug.    6,    '62.          Died   at   Fort   Saratoga,   D.   C.,   March    14,    1863. 

"     Brobst,    Samuel    C.,   Aug.    u,    '62 Died   at   Fort   Saratoga,   D.    C.,  June   6,    1863. 

"     Bryant,    Tohn    N.,    Aug.    8,    '62 Died  at  Fort  Saratoga,  D.   C.,   Aug.    13,    1863. 

"     Bennett,    Laban,    Oct.    20,    '63 Died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  May  3,   1864. 

"     Beard,    Uriah,    Feb.    29,    '64 Died   at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Sept.   28,    1864. 

"     Barnes,   David   A.,   Aug.    n,    '62 Deserted    January    30,    1863. 

"     Bryon,    Edward   H.,   Aug.   21,    '62.  ...  Deserted    December    8,    1863. 

"     Capwell,   William   E.,   Feb.   26,    '64.  ..  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Cooper,    William    M.,    Feb.    13,    '64.  .  Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Cutler,    Benjamin,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Creswell,    George,    Feb.    22,    '64 Discharged   by    special    order,    Sept.    28,    1865. 

"     Crawford,    Jos.    M.,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Clements,    Peter,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Chew,    Clark,    Feb.    12,    '64 Mustered    out    with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Cargill,    Tames,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Chamberlin,    Geo.,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,   June  20,    1865. 

"     Crooks,    Stanley,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 


ROSTER.  305 

Private  Chappell,    John,    Sept.    9,    '63 Tr.    to    i66th    Co.,   2d  batt.    Veteran    Res.    Corps — 

\vd.    Sej)t.    29,    1864 — disch.    on    Surgeon's    certi 
ficate,   April   27,    1865. 

'     Cole,    George    W.,    Mar.    31,    '64 Transferred   to   battery    F — date    unknown. 

'     Cox,    Joseph   A.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Killed   at    Petersburg,    Va.,    July    9,    1864. 

'     Carrethers,   Thomas,   Feb.    24,   '64 Died  June  2,    1864,   of  wounds   received   in   action. 

'     Colvin,   John   M.,    Nov.    19,    '63 Not  011  muster-out  roll. 

Dentzel,    Edw.    K.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Pubbs,    Henry,    Mar.    12,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

;     Decker,    John    F.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866 — wd. 

June    17,    1866. 

Dunn,    James    B.,    Feb.    8,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Dunmirc,    Simon,    Feb.    28,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Davis,    William    C.,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  July   i,    1865. 

Davis,   John,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Davis,    Samuel,    Aug.     19,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Dimmick,    Byron,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Divine,     Franklin,     Feb.     5,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,    May   15,    1865 — wd. 

Aug.   8,    1864. 

;     Decker,  John  J.,   Aug.    18,   '62 Died   at    Hampton,    Ya.,    July    21,    1864 — buried   in 

National    Cemetery. 

Dougherty,    Mich'l,    Sept.    4,    '63 Died  near  Washington,   D.    C.,   Dec.    15,    1863 — bu 
ried    in    Military    Asylum    Cemetery. 

Embleton,  Joseph,   Nov.   4,   '63 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

F:dwards,    Thos.    D.,    Nov.    4,    '63 Mustered    out   with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Cfline,    John,    Jan.    21,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Klfline,    William,    Jan.    21,    '64 Mustered    out    with     battery,     Jan.     29,     -866 — wd. 

June    18,    1864. 

Kckert,    William   D.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Evans,    Evan    J.,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

Eggleston,   Allen  J.,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Jan.    22,    '65 

— wd.     Sept.    29,    1864. 
Evans,    Benjamin   J.,    Aug.    19,    '62.  ..  Discharged  by   General   Order,   May   22,    1865. 

Furgeson,    Charles,    Oct.    20,    '63 Mustered    cut    with    battery,     Tan.    29,     1866 — died 

1885. 

Floyd,    Henry,    Feb.    19,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at   muster   out. 

Fowble,   John   W.,    Mar.    31,    '64 Mustered   out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Fowler,    Charles,    Feb.    4,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Frazer,    Charles   D.,    Mar.    7,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Eessenden,    S.    E.,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Fisher,    Benjamin    F.,    Feb.    24,    '64.  ..  Transferred   to    Vet.    Res.    Corps — date    unknown. 

Frick,    Joseph,     Feb.    23,     '64 Died  Sept.   5,  '64 — bu.   in  Nat.   Cem.,  Arlington,Va. 

Filmore,    Otis,    Mar.    8,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

'     Grady,    John,    Feb.    19,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

'     Girton,    Frank    M.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out — died,     1901. 

'     Gordon,    Ira,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

'     Grube,   John    F.,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

'     Griffith,    Morgan,    Aug.    22,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865 — died 

1903. 

'     German,    Solomon,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    May     18,     1865 — 

died,    1899. 

'     Gauchan,    Martin,   Sept.    5,   '63 Transferred  to   Veteran   Res.    Corps.    Dec.   29,    '63. 

Gregory,    Zalmon    L,.,    Feb.    25,    '64...  Died    at    Washington,    D.    C.,    May    19,    1864. 

'     Gilbert,    James,    Aug.    n,    '62 Died  at   Fort   Saratoga,   D.   C.,   Dec.   31,    1862. 

'     Grimes,   James,   Feb.   27,    '64 Died — date    unknown. 

Hollis,   Tracy  O.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Hopper,    William,    Mar.    24,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Harvey,    James    R.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Died  at  Portsmouth  Grove,   R.   I.,  June  26,   1864. 

Herdman,    William,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Tan.  29,   1866. 

Harman,    Henry,    Jan.    19,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866. 

Hadsel,    Isaac    D.,    Nov.    n,    '63 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — died 

1886. 

Huther    John,    Feb.     16,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866. 

Hardin,     Thomas,     Feb.     2,     '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.   29,   1866. 

Hansacker,   Jacob,      Feb.   25,    '64 Absent,    sick    at    muster-out. 

Hart,    Joshua    A.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Prisoner   from   June   2,    1864,   to   April    u,    1865 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Hiles,    John,    Jan.    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Hadsall,    Charles,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Iloskins,    Charles,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Hughes,    Francis    G.,    Aug.     19,    '62.  .  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Hufford,    Jeffrey,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Hall,   George  W.,   Aug.   21,    '62 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June    14,    1865. 

Hertz,   Jeremiah    F.,*    Sept.    i,    '64.  ..  Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Heck,    John    M.,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Huntingdon,  J.  W.  N.,  Feb.  26,  '64.  .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    May    22,     1865 — 

wounded    June    17,    1864. 
Ilowell,  Daniel,   Aug.    14,   '62 Transferred    to    Vet.     Res.     Corps,    Dec.    29,    '63. 


306  ROSTER. 

Private  Hatter,   Charles  S.,  Aug.    i,   '62 Transferred    to    Vet.     Res.     Corps,    Dec.    29,     '63 

— discharged    by    General    Order,    June    30,    '65 
—Died     1866. 

"     Husted,  David,   Feb.   29,   '64 Died    at    Philadelphia,    Pa.,    Sept.    u,     1864. 

Ide,   Alexander  H.,   Feb.   29,   '64 Died  June  26,  1864,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

"     Jeffries,    Milton,    Mar.    7,    '64 Died   Nov.   3,    1864 — buried  ih   National   Cemetery, 

Arlington,    Va. 

'     Jennings,   Paul   B.,   April   5,   '64 Transferred   to  battery  L — date   unknown. 

'     Johnston,    James    M.,    Feb.    29,    '64.  ..  Absent,    sick,    at    muster-out. 
'     Jackson,    Joseph    L.,    Feb.    18,    '64.  ...  Absent,    sick,    at    muster-out. 

"     Jackson,  John,   Mar.    17,    '64 :.  Prisoner    from   June   2,    1864,    to   April    18,    1865 — 

mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
"     Jones,    John,*    Sept.    23,    '64 Substitute — discharged    by    General    Order.,    June 

20,      1865. 

"     James,    Edward,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — • 

Died    1889. 

"     Jenkins,    Thomas,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 

"     Jones,    Edward,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,   June    20,    1865. 

'     Jenkins,   Henry   W.,    Oct.    14,    '63 ....  Deserted —   date   unknown. 

"     Kuhnley,    Chas.    F.,   Feb.    17,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster-out. 

Kirk,    John,    Feb.    22,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

"     Kirk,    Samuel,    Feb.    19,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     King,    Joseph,*    Sept.    13,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

"     Kulp,  Jacob   R.,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 

Kline,   Alinas,    Mar.    31,    '64 Killed    at    Petersburg,    Va.,    July    9,    1864. 

Kremmel,   John,    Feb.    23,   '64 Not    on   muster-out    roll. 

'     Lord,   James  A.    D.,    Feb.    29,   '64....  Died    Aug.     12,    1864 — buried    in    National    Ceme 
tery,    Arlington,    Va. 

"     Loring,   Luther   C.,   Feb.   29,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Longnecker,    James,    Feb.    25,    '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

Leonard,    Wm.    S.,    Mar.    25,    '64.  .  .  .  Absent,    without    leave,    at   muster-out. 

"     Lobach,    John,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

"     Langin,    George,*    Oct.    15,    '64 Discharged   Oct.    16,    1865 — expiration   of  term. 

Logan,    John,    Feb.    29,    '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June   27,   1865. 

La    Barr,    Henry,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Llewellyn,   Thos.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died   1874. 

"     Long,   Jacob    F.,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died    1885. 

Logan,   Newton  H.,  Feb.  25,   '64 Died  Aug.  8,  '64 — bu.  in  Cypress  Hill  Cem.,  L.   L 

Miller,    Daniel,    Feb.    28,    [64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Morgan,    William    D.,    Mar.    28,    '64.  .  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Moyer,    Solomon,    Feb.   2,    '64 Absent,   sisk,   at  muster-out — Vet. 

Mudge,    Martin   V.,   Mar.   29,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Maddox,   William,   Mar.    18,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

Mills,   James   H.,   Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Morris,   John   S.   T.,   Feb.    n,   '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

;     Moyer,  Alfred,   Feb.    5,   '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster-out. 

'     Muir,    David,    Jan.    30,    '64 Prisoner    from    June    2,    1864,    to    Feb.    26,1865 — 

mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Mowery,    Jacob,*    Sept.    i,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 

"     Marshall,    Lucius,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — • 

Died   1888. 
"     Mason,    Charles   A.,   Aug.   21,    '62.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — • 

Died    1868. 
Miller,   Harmon   H.,   Aug.   21,   '62.  ...  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865. 

"     Miller,    Samuel,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — • 

Died    1898. 

1     Montanye,    Charles,    Aug.    21,    '62.  ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865 — 

Died    1895. 

Middaugh,  H.  A.,  Mar.    11,   '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Mprr,   Anthony,    Jan.    28,    '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate.   May  4,   '64 

Miller,    Ziba,    Aug.    6,    '62 Trasferred    to    Vet.    Res.    Corps.    Dec.    29,    1863. 

Millett,   John,    Oct.    14,    '63 Transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps — date  unknown. 

Maliby,    Calvin   M.,   Feb.   23,    '64 Transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps — date  unknown. 

Mears,   Alfred  M.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  22,   1864. 

Miller,    Evan,    Feb.    29,    '64 Killed  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  2,   1864. 

Milton,    John    J.,    Mar.    21,    '64 Killed  at  Wilderness,  Va., May  6,   1864. 

Mitchell,    Franklin,   Aug.   8,   '61 Died  at  Fort  Saratoga,  D.  C.,  March   16,   1864. 

Mead,  Luther  H.,  Aug.    19,  '62 Deserted   Aug.    i,    1863 — returned   April    7,    1865 — 

deserted    again,    Sept,    30,    1865. 
M'Cormick,    Richard,    Mar.    29,    '64.  ..  Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

M'Candless,    Jos.    B Absent,    sick,    at    muster    out. 

M'Guire,   John,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — • 

Died    1887. 
M'Millan,    Silas   R.,   Aug.    19,    '62.  ...  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

M'Nulty,   Anthony,   Aug.    19,    '62 Deserted    Jan.    27,    1863 — returned — discharged    on 

Surgeon's  certificate — date  unknown. 


ROSTER.  307 

Private  Nolf,    William,    Feb.    29,    '62 Not    on    muster-out    roll. 

"     O'Brien,    Caleb, .  Mar.    30,    "64 M/ustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

"     Ort,  James,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

"     Price,    Oscar   D.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

"      Palmt'ag,   John,    Feb.    2,   '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

"     Perry,    Jacob,    Feb.    7,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

"     Phillips,   John   H.,   Feb.   28,    '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866— Vet. 

"     Peeler,   William   M.,    Feb.    16,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 
"     Peeler,    Wellington,    Feb.    16,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,     1866. 

"     Pegg,    George,    Jan.    18,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

"     Porter,  Albert  T.,   Feb.   24,   '64 Discharged   by   General    Order,    June    12,    1865. 

"     Powell    Watkin  W..  Aug.    19,   '62.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died    1896. 

"     Phillips,   David   W.,   Aug.    22,    '62.  ...  Discharged   by   General    Order,    June   20,    1865. 
"      Palmer,   Charles   W.,   Feb.   23,   '64.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,    May   29,    1865. 

"     Phillips,    Wm.    B.,    Aug.    19,    '62 Adjutant    in    2d    Pro.    Art'y.    from    April    20,    to 

Aug.     26,     1864 — discharged     by     special     order, 
April    12,    1865 — cap.   July   30 — Died   1880. 
"     Powell,  William  E-,   Aug.    13,   '62.  ...  Transferred   to    Vet.    Res.    Corps — date    unknown. 

"     Parkton,  Charles  H.,  Feb.  25,  '64 Killed    at    Cold    Harbor,    Va.,    June    2,    1864. 

"     Quick,   Daniel   T.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

"     Quinn,   Thomas   N.,   Mar.   21,   '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Reese,    Thomas   N.,    Mar.    21,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 
"      Redkey,    Jacob    M.,    Mar.    21,    '64.  ...  Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 
:     Ritter,    Christopher,    Feb.    15,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Reed,    Andrew    J.,    Feb.    9,    '64 Transferred   to   battery   K — date   unknown. 

"     Roberts,    John    C.,    Jan.    3,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Reynolds,    Rob't   L,.,    Feb.    25,    '64.  ...  Mustered    out    with     batteryjan.     29,     1866 — Vet. 

Rodgers,   Jacob   S.,    Feb.    24,    '64 Mustered     out     with     batteryjan.     29,     1866 — Vet. 

Reedinger,   Wm.,    Feb.    16,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

1     Runyon,    Sam'l   C.,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged  June    16,    1865,    for   wounds,    with    loss 

of   leg,    received   in   action,    July   6,    1864. 
:     Rowland,   Adam,*   Sept.    13,  '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Rowland,   John   S.,*    Sept.    16,   '64.  ...  Discharged   by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865. 

Reese,    Thomas,    Mar.     28,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   8,    1865. 

Rymer,    Thomas    F.,    Aug.    14,    '62.  ..  Transferred    to    Signal    Corps,    December    5,    1863 

— captured    1864. 

Remley,    William,    Feb.    19,    '64 Transferred    to    battery    F — date    unknown. 

Risler,    L,evi,    Feb.    29,    '64 Died  June  26,   1864,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Rapp,    John,    Feb.    15,    '64 Died   at   Portsmouth    Grove,    R.    I.,   Jan.    9,    1865. 

Sites,   William,    Mar.    i,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smith,    Charles    R.,    Dec.    5,    '63 Mustered    out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smith,   David,  Dec.   5,   '63 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smith,    Valentine   R.,    Dec.    5,   '63.  ...  Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smithing,    George,    Nov.    4,    '63 Mustered     out     with     batteryjan.     29,     1866 — Vet. 

Steber,    Abner,    Nov.    18,    '63 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Schwalm,   John,    Feb.    9,    '64 Mustered  out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Shaffer,    Absalom,    Feb.   29,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Stratton,    George   A.,    Feb.    9,    '64.  ...  Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Stitt,   James,   Feb.    5,   '64 Mustered    out    with    battery,    Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet 

Sholes,    Erastus    R.,    Feb.    5,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smith,    Firman   L,.,   Mar.    31,   '64 Absent,    sick,    at    muster   out — wd.    Sept.    29,    1864. 

Stevens,    John,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Smith,   Essick  M.,   Feb.   25,   '64 Discharged    July    7,    1865,    for    wounds,    with    loss 

of  hand,    received   at    Petersburg,    Va. 

Steel,   Albert   G.,    Feb.    24,   '64 Discharged  on   Surgeon's  certificate,   Nov.   22,    '65. 

Snyder,   Nathan,   Sept.    i,   '64 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Swank,   Manassas,*   Sept.   I,   '64 Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   20,    1865. 

Sterling,    Charles,*    Sept.    19,    '64.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died   1899. 

Saylor,  Harrison  N.,*   Sept.    13,   '64.  .  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Shaffer,  John  C.,*   Sept.   13,  "64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Sanders,   Charles  D.,*   Aug.    22,   '62.  .  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865. 

Sanders,  \Villiam,  Aug.   19,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Scutt,    Porter   J.,    Aug.    19,    '63 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Shirley,    Sanderson   P.,  Aug.    19, '62.  .  Discharged  by  General  Order,  "June  21,   1865. 

Smith,  James,  Jr.,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Smith,   Marcus  M.,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865. 

Shue,   Ezra  H.,  Aug.   21,   '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Stark,  George  M.,  Aug.  21,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died    1895. 

Stewart,  James   M.,   Aug.   21,   '62.  ...  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died   1894. 

Stone,    James,    Aug.    21,    '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died   1894. 

Sutton,   Philander  M.,  Aug.  21,  '62.  .Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Sterling,   Daniel    S.,   Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865— 

Died    1880. 


3o8 


ROSTER. 


Private  Smith,   James   E.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Shannon,   Samuel  H.,  Aug.   19,  '62. ..  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865— 

Died   1885. 

"     Schmaltz,    Jacob,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,   1865. 

"      Spanenburg,    W.,    Aug.    22,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Stone,  John  A.,  Aug.    19,   '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

"     Shaver,  William  H.,  Aug.  22,  '62 ....  Discharged  by  General   Order,    May  22,    1865. 

"      Stone,   George  H.,  Aug.    12,   '62 Transferred  to   Signal   Corps,   Dec.    5,    1863. 

"     Stone,    Hiram   L,.,   Aug.    n,    '62 Transferred   to   Vet.    Res.    Corps,   Dec.    29,    1863. 

"     Smith,  George,  Aug.   5,  '62 Tr.   to  V.   R.   C. — disch.  by   G.   O.,   June  27,    1865. 

"     Shannon,  Robert  M.,  Aug.  19,  '62 Transferred    to    Vet.    Res.    Corps — disch.    by    Gen 
eral    Order,    June    22,    1865— Died    1885. 

"      Shepherd,    Thos.    A.,   Oct.   20,   '63 Promoter  to  Sergeant  Major,  July   i,   1865. 

'     Shultzer,   John  W.,    Mar.   28,    '64 Killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  22,  1864. 

'     Spence,  Joseph,  June    18,    '63 Killed   at   Chapin's   Farm,    Va.,    Sept.    29,    '64 — bu. 

in  Nat.  Cem.,  Fort  Harrison,  sec.  A,  grave,   128. 

"     Steinour,   Solomon,   Mar.  28,   '64 Died   at   Philadelphia,    Pa.,   Aug.    9,    1864,   of   wds. 

received  in  action. 

"     Smiley,    John    W.,    Fb.    24,    '64 Captured — died     at    Andersonville,     Georgia,     July 

7,    1864 — grave,    2,999. 

Templin,    Cyrus,    Mar.    12,    '64 Mustered   out  with   battery,   Jan.    29,    1866. 

Thomas,    Jonohan,    Feb.    25,    '64 Absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 

Thomas,   Joseph   W.,   Feb.   25,   '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Titus,   Henry  P.,  Aug.  21,   '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,   May    15,    1865. 

Tench,   John   F.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Absent,   wounded,   at   muster   out. 

Thompson,    David,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Tompkins,    Merritt,    Aug.    22,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Tyler,   Duane   L.,   Aug.    16,    '62 Discharged  by   General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Varndell,   Richard,  Jan.  28,   '64 Prisoner    from   June    2,    1864,    to    Feb.    17,    1865  — 

mustered   out   with   battery,    Jan.    29,    1866. 

Vanderburg,   Chas.,  Aug.  21,  '62 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,     1865 — 

Died    1901. 

White,    Samuel,    Feb.    29,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,   Jan.    29,    1866 — Vet. 

Williams,    David,    Mar.    28,    '64 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out. 

Worley,   John   G.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Walker,   Augustus,   Mar.   21,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Tan.  29,   1866. 

Wprden,    Leroy   C.,   April    5,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Wizer,    Thomas,    Mar.    26,     '64 Absent,  sick,   at  muster  out. 

Wrebb,   Jacob,    Feb.    23,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Wunder,  Michael  R.,  Feb.   13,  '64. ...  Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 
Williamson,    Luther,    Feb.    18,    '64.  ...  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June   26,    1865. 
Woodsides,    Isaac   K.,   Feb.   23,   '64.  ..  Discharged   by   General   Order,   June   21,    1865. 

Watson,   John   W.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General  Order,   June  20,    1865. 

Williams,   Daniel   H.,   Aug.   22,    '62.  ..  Discharged  by  General   Order,  June  20,    1865. 
Washburn,  Horace  V.,  Aug.   19,  '62. .  Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    20,    1865— 

Died    1882. 

Williams,    John,    Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   20,    1865. 

Wright,  Harvey,*   Sept.    i,  '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Wright,   James  M.,*   Sept.    13,   '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  20,    1865. 

Weid,    Michael,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged    on    Surgeon's    certificate,    Oct.    7,    '63. 

Wint,    Samuel    S.,   Aug.    19,    '62 Discharged   by   General   Order,   June    i,    1865. 

Washburn,    Michael,    Aug.    21,    '62.  ..  Discharged  by   General   Order,   June    12,    1865. 

Wallace,    William,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged   by    General    Order,    May    18,    1865. 

Waite,    Samuel    M.,    Feb.    5,    '64 Discharged   on    Surgeon's   certificate,    Feb.    29,    '65. 

Walsh,    Patrick,    Aug.    i,    '62 Transferred   to   company   I,    22d    reg.    V.    R.    C.— 

discharged    by    General    Order,    July    3,    1865. 

1     Zuber,    John,    Mar.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 

'     Zimmerman,    H.    J.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Mustered  out  with  battery,  Jan.  29,   1866. 


UNASSIGNED  MEN. 

Private  Abdill,   Decatur,    Feb.    18,    '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    Sept.    20,    1865 — • 

wounded  June   17,  1864. 

'     Allison,  John   M.,   Mar.    n,   '64 Not   accounted   for. 

'     Adams,    William,    Mar.    23,    '64 Not   accounted   for. 

'     Adams,  Richard  V.  R.,  Feb.   17,  '64..  Not   accounted   for. 

1     Abraham,  Chas.  II.,  Feb.  8,  '64 Transferrd  to  2d   Pro.   Artillery,   April   20,    1864 — 

pisoner    from   June   2,   to    Nov.    27,    1864 — disch. 
by   General    Order,    Oct.    27,    1865. 

Allenpacker,    Frank,    Feb.    24,    '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Blasser,     Peter     Discharged    by    special    order,    Jan.    25,    1865. 

Harber,    William    Discharged   by   special    order,    May   4,    1864. 

;     Brunson,    George    Discharged   by    special    order,    May   4,    1864. 


ROSTER.  309 

1'iivate  Berkhard,     Fred'k,     Feb.     29,     '64 Discharged  by  General  Order,  July  20,   1865. 

"     Bailey,  Nathan  E.,  Mar.   28,  '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   16,    1865. 

"     Black,  John  H.,  Mar.  31,  '64 Discharged    by  General    Order,    Aug.    2,    .'S6s. 

"     Blake,  Edwin  E.,  Mar.  7,  '64 Discharged   by  General    Order,    Aug.    2,    1865. 

"     Bartholomew,    R.,    Mar.    29,    '64 Discharged    by  General    Order,    Aug.     i,    1865. 

"     Brown,   John,   July    14,    '63 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Brader,  Joseph  M.,*  Aug.   31,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Beagle,    Leonard,    Feb.    20,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Bratton,    Samuel   J.,    Feb.    26,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Boyles,   David   K.,    Feb.    26,   '64 Not    accounted  for — captured    June    2,    1864. 

"     Bahler,    Samuel,    Mar.    8,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Boles,   George,*   Sept.    17,  '64 -Not   accounted  for. 

Blen,    Henry,    April    i,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

"     Baxter,  John  H.,*  Sept.    17,  '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Beck,  William  J.,  Mar.  23,  '64 Died  July   7,    1864. 

Bateman,    Mark,    Feb.    24,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Barry,  John,   Feb.   23,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Baughman,  Aaron,  April   15,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Bisbing,    Charles,    Feb.    18,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Bradley,   Wm.    H.,*    Sept.    10,    '64....  Not   accounted  for. 

Boyer,    Samuel,   Mar.    29,    '64 Not   accounted  for — wd.    June    17,    1864. 

Bisbing,    Andrew,    Feb.    24,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

'     Campbell,  Wm.  II Discharged    by  special    order,    May    4,    1864. 

'     Corbin,    William,    Mar.    29,    '64 Tr.    to    bat.    C,    Pro.    Artillery,    April    20,    1864 — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    May    23,    1865 — • 
wd.    July    30,    1864. 

'     Clayton,   Lewis,   Mar.   29,   '64 Tr.   to  battery  C,   2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April   23,    1864 — 

captured    July    30,    1864 — discharged   by    General 

Order,    May  23,    1865. 

'     Coleman,   John,   April   6,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

'     Cunningham,    G.    F.,*    Sept.    10,    '64..  Not   accounted  for. 

'     Crawford,   James,    Mar.    31,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

'     Christ,    Lucius,    Feb.    19,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Cox,  Edward,   Mar.  28,  '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Commany,   Gep.   P.,  Jan.   4,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Carter,    Francis   M.,   Aug.    2,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Carney,    John,    Mar.    21,    '64.  .......  Not    accounted  for. 

Clancey,   Thos.    E-,   Mar.   21,   '64.1...  Not   accounted  for. 

Clark,  George  G.,   Mar.   23,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Chubbuck,  Aaron,   Mar.   29,   '64......  Not   accounted  for. 

Camp,    Ezra,    Mar.    23,    '64 Not   accounted  for — wd.    June    17,    1864. 

Corey,    Isaac    K.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Cane,   Benj.    F.,    Feb.   26,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Campbell,   Henry  L.,   Mar.   29,   '64...  Not   accounted  for. 

Cosgrove,  J.   C.  F.,*  Sept.   17,  '64....  Not    accounted  for. 

Cone,    Frank,*    Sept.    17,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Daniels,   Thos.    S.,  April   6,    '64 Tr.   to  battery  E,  2d  Pro.   Art'y,  April  20,    1864 — 

discharged    by    General    Order,    Sept.    25,    1865. 

Degreen,    Augustus,    Feb.    18,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,  June   21,    1865. 

Daly,   John,   April    i,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Dougherty,   James,   Feb.   22,   '64 Wounded   July  30,    1864. 

Dubbs,    Samuel  J.,    Mar.    28,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Duggan,    Thomas,    Mar.    8,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Dubois,  John,    Feb.   29,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Dixon,    Stephen   D.,    Mar.   26,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Davis,    George    W.,    Feb.    23,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Duncan,  John,   Mar.    17,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Diller,  John  W.,   Mar.   8,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Emmit,   James,   April    14,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Ellcnberger,    John,    Dec.    31,    '63 Not   accounted  for. 

Ferris,    Anthony,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Flidabach,    Francis,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    accounted  for — wd.    July    30,    1864. 

Fleming,    Daniel,    Mar.    30,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Forray,  John,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Fuller,    George    T.,    Mar.    23,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Forrest,   William,   Feb.   29,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Fleming,  Wm.  L-,  Mar.  25,  '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Franklin,    Henry   F.,   Feb.    16,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Ford,   Wm.,   Feb.   26,   '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Foreman,  John  M.,   April   14,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Farnsworth,   W.    F.,   Mar.    19,   '64....  Not   accounted  for. 

Fay,    Edward,    Mar.    31,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Gelnet,   C.   J.,   April    19,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Giersch,    Stephen  J.,    Feb.   27,   '64....  Not   accounted  for. 

Griffis,    Royal    P.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Genung,    Elias   W.,    Mar.    22,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Gruver,    Samuel,    April    7,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Gordon,   Joseph   O.,   Mar.   24,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 


3io 


ROSTER. 


Private  Green,    Abraham,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   accounted   for. 

"     Glass,    Matthias,    Mar.    28,    '64 Killed  July  30,   1864. 

"     Griswold,   L.   N.,   Mar.   23,  '64 Not   accounted    for — died,    1890. 

"     Gruver,    Martin    A.,    Mar.    23,    '64...  Not   accounted    for. 
Gilbert,    Samuel,    Mar.    29,    '64 Killed   July,    1864. 


"     Gardner,  David  R.,   Sept.    17,   '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Garrett,    Henry,*    Dec.    31,    '63  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Homberger,   Geo.    G.,    Feb.    29,    '64.. 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

"     Hartman,   Irving  T.,   Mar.    31,   '64.. 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Huffine,   Abraham,*    Sept.    10,   '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Hearth,   Reuben   M.,   Mar.    8,    '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Hoopes,   Wm.    M.,   Feb.    15,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Heck,   Tames  C,  Feb.    15,  '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Haines,    Lewis,    Feb.    24,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Howe,    Elias    C,    Feb.    24,    '64  

.  \ot   accounted   for. 

'     Hawks,    Harlan,    Feb.   25,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Hall,   Charles  D.,    Mar.   8,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Hickey,   John,    April    15,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Hangon,    Peter,    Feb.    25,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Heller,    Peter    S.,    Feb.    27,    '64.    ,    , 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Hellener,   Frederick,    Feb.    19,   '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Harley,    Alexander,    Feb.    26,    '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Hefferman,    James,    Jan.    4,    '64  

.  Not    accounted   for. 

'     Jager,    John     

.Dishonorably    discharged,    July     15,     1865. 

'     Tames,    William,    Mar.    23,    "64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Jackson,    William   A.,    Feb.   29,    '64.. 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Kline,  Alinus   P.,   Mar.   31,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Klock,   Noah   H.,   Feb.   23,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Koons,    Monroe,    Feb.    29,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     King,  Alfred,  June  25,   '63  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Kilpatrick,    Frank,    Mar.    8,    '64  

.  Not   accounted    for. 

Lombard,   Harvey  S.,  Jan.    18,   '64.. 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Long,   William,   Mar.   28,    '64  

.  Not    accounted    for  —  wounded    June    17,    1864. 

;     Lilley,    Mandus,    Feb.   23,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Landay,   Joel,    April    8,    '63  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Lynthurst,   Henry,   May   5,   '63  

Not   accounted   for. 

'     Lawry,    Henry    K.,    Feb.    29,    '64.... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Miller,    Henry,    Mar.    30,    '64  

Not   accounted   for. 

Martin,    David,*    Sept.  '17,    '64  

Not   accounted   for. 

'     Morgan,  William  A.,  Dec.  31,  '63... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Meisler,    Henry,    Feb.    29,    '64  

Not   accounted   for. 

'      Murray,    Thomas,    Feb.    29,    '64  

Not   accounted   for. 

Mushrush,    Henry,    Mar.    25,    '64.... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Melten,  John  J.,   Mar.   21,   '64  

.  Not   accounted    for. 

Moore,   William  A.,   Mar.   29,   '64... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Munson,    George,    Mar.    u,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Morris,   Charles  F.,   Mar.    u,   '64.... 

.  Not   accounted   for. 

'     Miller,  James  G.,*    Sept.    5,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

1     Mikesell,   Wm.   M.,   Feb.   23,   '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Martin,    Wm.,    Mar.    12,    '64  

.  Not   accounted   for. 

Martin,  Jeremiah,  Mar.   12,   '64  

.  Not    accounted   for. 

XT~A                      *.~J     r  

Murphy,    George,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not   accounted   for. 

Millens,    Edwin,    Jan.    13,    '64 Discharged  by  General   Order,   May    16,    1865. 


-tuonicr,    jonn     
Martin,    ira,    Nov.    25,    '62  

.  J-/1SC 

Not 

[lai^cu    uy    special    uj  i 
accounted    for. 

ici  ,     iviay     4,     iou^. 

M'Lafferty,  James,*   Sept.    10,   '64... 

.Not 

accounted   for. 

M'Grady,    Patrick,*    Sept.    10,    '64... 

.  Not 

accounted   for. 

M'Elrath,   Robert,   Mar.   21,   '64  

Not 

accounted    for  —  wd. 

June    29,    1864. 

M'Cartv,   William,   Feb.   23,   '64  

.  Not 

accounted   for. 

M'Ginnis,    Michael,    Mar.    8,    64  

.Not 

accounted    for. 

M'Cracken,   Geo.   H.,   Mar.   30,    '64.. 

.Not 

accounted    for. 

M'Mahon,  Thos.  V.,   Feb.  27,   '64... 

.Not 

accounted   for. 

Norton,     William,     Mar.     29,     '64... 

.Not 

accounted   for. 

Nessirling,   Jacob,    Jan.    10,    '64  

.  Not 

accounted    for. 

Nickey,  Tacob  B.,  Jan.  2,   '64  

Not 

accounted    for. 

Nixon,    William,    Jan.    6,    '64  

.  Not 

accounted   for. 

Noah,    John,*    Sept.    27,    '64  

Not 

accounted    for. 

Newcomer,   Martin,   Feb.   6,   '63  

.Not 

accounted    for. 

Perry,    James,    Feb.    29,    '64  

Not 

accounted    for. 

Phares,    William    S.,    Feb.    23,    '64. 

.  Not 

accounted   for. 

Park,   John,*    Aug.    30,    '64  

Not 

accounted    for. 

Ponce,    George,*    Aug.    22,    '64  

Not 

accounted   for. 

Pepper,  George  W.,  Mar.  22,   '64... 

.  Not 

accounted     for  —  wd. 

July     30,     1864. 

Price,   James    E.,*    Sept.    6,    '64  

.  Not 

accounted   for. 

Purks,  Henry,  Feb.  26,  '64  

Not 

accounted   for. 

Probst,   George,   Mar.    25,    '64  

.Not 

accounted     for  —  wd. 

June    25,     1864. 

Rose,   John,    Mar.    8,    '64  

Not 

accounted   for. 

Ruch,    Daniel    K.,    Feb.    25,    '64. 

Not 

accounted   for. 

ROSTER. 


3*1 


Private  Ryne,    Matthew,   April   22,    '64 Not   accounted   for 

Robison,  John   B.,*    Sept.    29,    '64.... Not   accounted   for! 
Rodgers,    Michael    L.,    Mar.    23,    '64..  Not   accounted    for. 

Richards,    Alfred,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Rinehart,    Frederick,   Feb.   26,   '64 Not  accounted  for— wd.  June  17    1864 

Rawson,    Henry,    April    12,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Raum,    Win.    J.    A.,   Mar.    23,    '64 Not     accounted     for— wd.     June     2,     1864— disch. 

on    account    of    wounds. 

Rought,   Hiram,   Mar.   22,    64 Not  accounted  for— killed  July  4,  1864. 

Richardson,    fhos.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Riehl,    Daniel,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Root,    David   C,    Mar     31,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Robinson,    Ruel   D.,    Mar.   30,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Rohrer,   Andrew,   Dec.   31,   '63 Not    accounted    for. 

Sewell     Francis     Feb.    24,     64    Discharged  by   General   Order,  July   19,    1865. 

Smith,    Henry   P.     Feb.     22,   '64. Discharged  by   General  Order,   Aug.   21,    1865. 

Simons,    George    H.teb.    23,    '64....  Not  accounted   for. 

StourTer,  John   H      Feb.   2,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Schneck    Israel,   Feb.   25,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Site     John,*    Sept.    21,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Snyder    Joseph,  Mar.    10,    64 Not    accounted    for. 

Smith,   Douglass,    teb.   26,     64 Not    accounted    for. 

Seibert,    Charles,*    Sept.    5,     64 Not    accounted    for. 

Snyder     James,*    Sept      14,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

Starr,    Samuel    L      Feb.    16,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 

Saul,     Moses,    Feb.    24,     64 Not  accounted  for. 

Stevenson,  Theod  e,  Feb.  27,  '64 Not  accounted  for. 

Sayre,  Henry,  M.,  Feb.  29,  '64 Not  accounted  for. 

impson    John  D.,  Feb.  27    '64 Captured   and   died  at   Andersonville. 

Sykes,    Thomas     Jan.    4,    '64 Not   accounted    for. 

Shimer,    John   B.,    Feb.    26,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Sow,  James,*  Aug.   31,   '64 Not   accounted    for. 

Schneider,    Anton,    Feb.    22,    '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Snyder,    Reuben,    Mar.   8,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Stephenson,  Thos.,*   Sept.    17,   '64....  Not    accounted    for. 

Saurs,    John,    Mar.    30,    '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Thompson,    James,    Jan.    9,    '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Tyner,  James   E-,   Mar.   21,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Ihompson,  John  W.,   Mar.   29,   '64.  .  .  Not    accounted   for. 

lanfield,   John    O.,    Feb.    27,    '64 Not   accounted    for. 

Fruebner,   August,   Feb.   25,   '64 Not    accounted    for. 

Trumbore,  Wm.  H.,  Feb.  25,  '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Ihompson,    Jonat  n.,    Mar.    24,    '64...  Not    accounted    for. 

Thomas,   James   F.,    Feb.   26,   '64 Not    accounted   for. 

Vanbuskirk,   Morris,   Feb.    19,   '64 Discharged    by    General    Order,    June    26,     1865— 

wounded  June    17,    1864. 
Vananwerp,  Nich's,*  Aug.  25,  '64....  Not  accounted   for. 

Wilson,    Frederick,    Mar.    8,    '64 Not   accounted   for. 

\\illiams,    Thomas,    Mar.   23,   '64 Not  accounted   for. 

\\ass,    George,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

\\risler,     Levi,    Mar.     i,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

Wmn,    Thomas,    Mar.     17,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 

Wilson,    Edward,    Mar.    19,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

\\ashburn,  Wmt  p.,  Mar.  22,  '64 Not   accounted   for— wounded  June    17,    1864. 

Woodrmg,    James,    Feb.    26,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 

\Vhitemght,  P.   C.,  Feb.    19,  '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Weaver,    Charles,    Feb.    19,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Wargh,    Peter   J.,    Feb.    18,    '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Walker,  Thos.   P.,*  Sept.  26,  '64 Not   accounted  for. 

Wilkerson,  Allen,  Feb.  2,  '64 Not  accounted   for. 

Whiting,  Henry,  Mar.  24,  '64 Not   accounted   for. 

Waltman,    Warren,    Feb.    23,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

Wolf,    Wilson,    Feb.    2,    '64 Not  accounted   for. 

Wolf,    George   F.,    Feb.    29,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 

Weaver,  James  G.,  Dec.   n,  '63 Not  accounted   for. 

White,   James,    Feb.   6,   '63 Not   accounted   for. 

Ar    fi'r   Wall,    Thomas,    Sept.    16,   '62 Promoted    to    Artificer,  .  Feb.     i,    1865 — discharged 

by  General   Order,  June   5,    1865 — wd.    Sept.   29, 

1864. 


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vate  Webster,  Louis  M.,  Feb.  29,  '64. ..  Discharged  by  General  Order,  May  29,  1865. 
Woodward,    Edw.    B.,    Mar.    5,    '64.  ..  Discharged  by  General  Order,  June  23,   1865. 
Zeis,   John,    Mar.    12,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 


Zeiter,  Joseph   R.,    April   9,    '64 Not  accounted  for. 

Zuschnett,  Geo.  J.,  Feb.  20,  '64 Not  accounted  for. 


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